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mournful
[ mawrn-fuhl, mohrn- ]
/ ĖmÉrn fÉl, ĖmoŹrn- /
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adjective
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful; sad.
of or relating to mourning for the dead.
causing grief or lament: a mournful occasion.
gloomy, somber, or dreary, as in appearance or character: mournful shadows.
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mournful
/ (ĖmÉĖnfŹl) /
adjective
evoking grief; sorrowful
gloomy; sad
Derived forms of mournful
mournfully, adverbmournfulness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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