WAILFUL


Meaning of WAILFUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwāl-fəl ]

adjective

Date: 1544

1. : uttering a sound suggestive of wailing

2. : expressing grief or pain : sorrowful , mournful

a wailful cry

• wail·ful·ly -fə-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.