DOLEFUL

doleful, mournful

(adjective) filled with or evoking sadness; “the child’s doleful expression”; “stared with mournful eyes”; “mournful news”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

doleful (comparative more doleful or dolefuller or dolefuler, superlative most doleful or dolefulest)

Filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.

Usage notes

The comparative/superlative pair "more doleful / most doleful" is significantly more common than "dolefuller / dolefullest", which is further more common than "dolefuler / dolefulest".

Source: Wiktionary

Dole"ful, a.

Definition: Full of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow; sorrowful; sad; dismal. With screwed face and doleful whine. South. Regions of sorrow, doleful shades. Milton.

Syn.

– Piteous; rueful; sorrowful; woeful; melancholy; sad gloomy; dismal; dolorous; woe-begone. - Dole"ful*ly, adv.

– Dole"ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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