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   doleful

   /ˈdəʊlf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. expressing sorrow; mournful: "a doleful look"
   • ▪ causing grief or misfortune: "he could be struck off, with doleful consequences"

   Derivatives

   • 1. dolefully adverb
   • 2. dolefulness noun

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   The meaning of DOLEFUL is full of grief : cheerless. How to use doleful in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDOLEFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Meaning of doleful in English. doleful. adjective. uk / ˈdəʊl.f ə l / us / ˈdoʊl.f ə l / Add to word list. very sad: a doleful expression. Synonyms. blue (SAD) informal. dejected. depressed. despondent. dispirited. dolorous literary. downcast. downhearted. down in the dumps. gloomy. glum informal. low-spirited. melancholy. miserable (UNHAPPY)

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDOLEFUL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A doleful expression, manner, or voice is depressing and miserable. He gave me a long, doleful look. Synonyms: mournful , sad , gloomy , depressing More Synonyms of doleful

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDOLEFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Meaning of doleful in English. doleful. adjective. us / ˈdoʊl.f ə l / uk / ˈdəʊl.f ə l / Add to word list. very sad: a doleful expression. Synonyms. blue (SAD) informal. dejected. depressed. despondent. dispirited. dolorous literary. downcast. downhearted. down in the dumps. gloomy. glum informal. low-spirited. melancholy. miserable (UNHAPPY)

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dolefulDoleful - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To be doleful is to be down in the dumps, to have a hole in your soul, to be full of woe. Doleful has nothing to do with a doe, a deer or a female deer. Unless one of those animals has a really sad look in its eyes. Expressions can be doleful, ditto a song or a set of circumstances.

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   Doleful definition: sorrowful; mournful; melancholy. See examples of DOLEFUL used in a sentence.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › dolefulDoleful - definition of doleful by The Free Dictionary

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   Define doleful. doleful synonyms, doleful pronunciation, doleful translation, English dictionary definition of doleful. adj. 1. Filled with or expressing grief; mournful. See Synonyms at sad. 2. Causing grief: a doleful loss. dole′ful·ly adv. dole′ful·ness n.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDOLEFUL | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ˈdəʊlf ə l / us. Add to word list. very sad: doleful eyes. (Definition of doleful from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of doleful. in Chinese (Traditional) 悲傷的，哀傷的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 悲伤的，哀伤的… See more. in Spanish. triste… See more. in Portuguese. desconsolado… See more.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDOLEFUL definition in American English | Collins English ...

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    A doleful expression, manner, or voice is depressing and miserable. He gave me a long, doleful look. Synonyms: mournful , sad , gloomy , depressing More Synonyms of doleful

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishdoleful adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of doleful adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.