tristful

[ trist-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. full of sadness; sorrowful.

Origin of tristful

1
1485–95; obsolete trist sad, gloomy (<Old French triste<Latin tristis) + -ful

Other words from tristful

  • trist·ful·ly, adverb
  • trist·ful·ness, noun

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