— mournfully , adv. — mournfulness , n.
/mawrn"feuhl, mohrn"-/ , adj.
1. feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful; sad.
2. of or pertaining to mourning for the dead.
3. causing grief or lament: a mournful occasion.
4. gloomy, somber, or dreary, as in appearance or character: mournful shadows.
[ 1375-1425; late ME morneful. See MOURN, -FUL ]