doleful

(dōl'fəl)
adj.

1. Filled with or expressing grief; mournful. See synonyms at sad.
2. Causing grief: a doleful loss.

dolefully dole'ful·ly adv.
dolefulness dole'ful·ness n.

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adjective

1. Full of or expressive of sorrow: dolorous, lugubrious, mournful, plaintive, rueful, sad, sorrowful, woebegone, woeful. See happy/unhappy.
2. Causing sorrow or regret: deplorable, dolorous, grievous, lamentable, mournful, regrettable, rueful, sad, sorrowful, woeful. See happy/unhappy.

adj

Definition: depressing
Antonyms: cheerful, elated, glad, gleeful, happy, joyful

For a list of words related to doleful, see:

• Sad, Serious, Pessimistic, or Discontented

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  See crossword solutions for the clue Doleful.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sorgfuld, trist, kedelig, dyster

Nederlands (Dutch)
droevig, somber

Français (French)
adj. - dolent, triste, plaintif, morne, lugubre, morne (chant, perspective)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - traurig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θλιβερός, λυπητερός, πονεμένος, πένθιμος

Italiano (Italian)
triste

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pesaroso

Русский (Russian)
печальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - triste, lastimero, afligido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sorglig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
悲哀的, 阴沉的, 寂寞的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 悲哀的, 陰沈的, 寂寞的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 우울한, 슬픈

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 悲しげな, 陰鬱な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بائس, حزين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מדכא, עצוב‬

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