DOLEFUL


Meaning of DOLEFUL in English

adjective

1.

Synonyms: downcast , cast down, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, dispirited, down, downhearted, down-in-the-mouth, woebegone

2.

Synonyms: woeful 1, afflicted, dolent, dolorous, miserable, rueful, ruthful, sorrowful, wretched

3.

Synonyms: melancholy 2, dolesome, dolorous, lamentable, lugubrious, mournful, plaintive, rueful, sorrowful, woeful

Related Word: grieving, mourning, sorrowing; piteous, pitiful

Contrasted words: blithe, blithesome, radiant, sparkling, sunny

Antonyms: cheerful, cheery

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