Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Dernful

Dern′ful

,

Adj.

Secret; hence, lonely; sad; mournful.

[Obs.]

“Dernful noise.”

Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dernful

DERNFUL

,

Adj.

Sad; mournful.

Definition 2024

dernful

dernful

English

Adjective

dernful ‎(comparative more dernful, superlative most dernful)

(obsolete) secret; hence, lonely, sad, mournful
Dernful noise. — Spenser.