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doleful

Doleful (adj) means Filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.

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Filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.
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Etymology

From Middle English doleful, doolful, deolful, equivalent to dole + -ful.

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"doleful" (adj) means filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.

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