dolesome

[dohl-suh m]

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adjective Literary.

doleful.

Origin of dolesome

First recorded in 1525–35; dole² + -some¹

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Related Words for dolesome

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