dolefully
1dolefully — doleful ► ADJECTIVE 1) sorrowful. 2) causing grief or misfortune. DERIVATIVES dolefully adverb. ORIGIN from Old French doel mourning , from Latin dolere grieve …
2dolefully — adverb with sadness; in a sorrowful manner his mother looked at him dolefully when he told her he had joined the Army • Syn: ↑sorrowfully • Derived from adjective: ↑sorrowful (for: ↑sorrowfully), ↑doleful …
3dolefully adv — 1) I m on social security, said Tom dolefully. 2) I wish that I had no need for government handouts, Tom said dolefully …
4Dolefully — Doleful Dole ful, a. Full of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow; sorrowful; sad; dismal. [1913 Webster] With screwed face and doleful whine. South. [1913 Webster] Regions of sorrow, doleful shades. Milton. Syn: Piteous; rueful;… …
5dolefully — adverb see doleful …
6dolefully — See doleful. * * * …
7dolefully — adverb In a doleful manner Syn: deplorably, dolorously, grievously, lamentably, lugubriously, mournfully, plaintively, regrettably, ruefully …
8dolefully — adv. 1448 B …
9dolefully — dole·ful·ly …
10dolefully — See: doleful …