definitions

dolesome

[ dohl-suh m ]
/ ˈdoʊl səm /
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adjective Literary.

doleful.

RELATED WORDS

afflicted, calamitous, deplorable, dire, distressing, doleful, grievous, harrowing, lamentable, lugubrious, melancholy, mournful, painful, plaintive, regrettable, rueful, sad, sorrowful, woebegone, woeful

Nearby words

doleful, dolefully, dolente, dolerite, doleritic, dolesome, dolgellau, dolicho-, dolichocephalic, dolichocranic, dolichoectatic artery

Origin of dolesome

First recorded in 1525–35; dole2 + -some1
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