Meaning doleful
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doleful


late 13c., with -ful, from Middle English dole "grief" (early 13c.), from Old French doel (Modern French deuil), from Late Latin dolus "grief," from Latin dolere "suffer, grie [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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doleful


sad, gloomy, dreary
Source: eenglish.in

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doleful


adj. Melancholy.
Source: easypacelearning.com

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doleful


(adj) filled with or evoking sadness
Source: beedictionary.com





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