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wailful

 
Dictionary: wail·ful   (wāl'fəl) pronunciation
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adj.
  1. Resembling a wail; mournful.
  2. Issuing a sound resembling a wail.
wailfully wail'ful·ly adv.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression
  Synonyms: lamenting, wailing

 
 
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