mournful

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/ˈmɔːnfəl/ English

Definitions

adjective

Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
Fit to inspire mourning; tragic.

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Synonyms

sorrowful doleful sad plaintive threnetic threnodic woeful lugubrious melancholic dolorous despondent disconsolate forlorn somber grieving lamenting

Associated

dirge howl mourn melancholy lament elegy lonesome cries haunting sadness ballad optimistic

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