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Webster 1913 Edition
Doleful
Dole′ful
,Adj.
Full of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow; sorrowful; sad; dismal.
With screwed face and
– doleful
whine. South.
Dole′ful-ly
, adv.
Dole′ful-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Doleful
DOLEFUL
,Adj.
1.
Sorrowful; expressing grief; as a doleful whine; a doleful cry.2.
Melancholy; sad; afflicted; as a doleful sire.3.
Dismal; impressing sorrow; gloomy; as doleful shades.