— mourningly , adv.
/mawr"ning, mohr"-/ , n.
1. the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing or lamentation.
2. the conventional manifestation of sorrow for a person's death, esp. by the wearing of black clothes or a black armband, the hanging of flags at half-mast, etc.
3. the outward symbols of such sorrow, as black garments.
4. the period or interval during which a person grieves or formally expresses grief, as by wearing black garments.
adj.
5. of, pertaining to, or used in mourning.
[ bef. 900; ME (n., adj.); OE murnung (n.). See MOURN, -ING 1 , -ING 2 ]
Ant. 1. rejoicing.