- dolefully adv
- 1) "I'm on social security," said Tom dolefully. 2) "I wish that I had no need for government handouts," Tom said dolefully.
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dolefully adv
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dolefully — adv. 1448 B … Oldest English Words
Dolefully — Doleful Dole ful, a. Full of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow; sorrowful; sad; dismal. [1913 Webster] With screwed face and doleful whine. South. [1913 Webster] Regions of sorrow, doleful shades. Milton. Syn: Piteous; rueful;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dole n — dolefully adv … English expressions
doleful — dolefully, adv. dolefulness, n. /dohl feuhl/, adj. sorrowful; mournful; melancholy: a doleful look on her face. [1225 75; ME dol ful. See DOLE2, FUL] * * * … Universalium
doleful — [[t]do͟ʊlfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED A doleful expression, manner, or voice is depressing and miserable. He stared over his glasses with a long, doleful look of disbelief. Syn: mournful Derived words: dolefully ADV GRADED ADV with v I don t know why they … English dictionary
doleful — dole|ful [ˈdəulfəl US ˈdoul ] adj formal [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: dole sadness (13 19 centuries), from Latin dolere to be sad ] very sad ▪ a doleful song about lost love >dolefully adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
doleful — [ˈdəʊlf(ə)l] adj looking sad dolefully adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
doleful — [dōl′səmdōl′fəl] adj. [ME dolful < dol, grief (< OFr doel < VL dolus, grief, pain < L dolere, to suffer < IE base * del , *dol , to split, cut) + ful, FUL] full of or causing sorrow or sadness; mournful; melancholy: also Rare… … English World dictionary
doleful — adj. 1 mournful, sad. 2 dreary, dismal. Derivatives: dolefully adv. dolefulness n. Etymology: ME f. DOLE(2) + FUL … Useful english dictionary
Woefully — Woe ful*ly, Wofully Wo ful*ly, adv. In a woeful manner; sorrowfully; mournfully; miserably; dolefully. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
