adj.
Pronunciation: ' w ā l-f ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1544
1 : uttering a sound suggestive of wailing
2 : expressing grief or pain : SORROWFUL , MOURNFUL <a wailful cry>
– wail · ful · ly \ -f ə -l ē \ adverb
adj.
Pronunciation: ' w ā l-f ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1544
1 : uttering a sound suggestive of wailing
2 : expressing grief or pain : SORROWFUL , MOURNFUL <a wailful cry>
– wail · ful · ly \ -f ə -l ē \ adverb
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012