DOLEFUL


Meaning of DOLEFUL in English

adj. Function: 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 Words: grieving, mourning, sorrowing; piteous, pitiful

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

Antonyms: cheerful, cheery

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