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dolesome

Dolesome (adj) means characterised or marked by sorrow and grief; doleful; dismal; gloomy.

adj
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Characterised or marked by sorrow and grief; doleful; dismal; gloomy.
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Etymology

From dole (“sorrow, grief”) + -some.

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"dolesome" (adj) means characterised or marked by sorrow and grief; doleful; dismal; gloomy.

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