mourning
noun
the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing or lamentation.
mourningly
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a word derived from
mourning.
Example Sentences
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He was excellent, indeed, madam; the king very lately spoke of him admiringly and mourningly; he was skilful enough to have lived still, if knowledge could be set up against mortality.
From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer
He was excellent indeed, madam; the king very lately spoke of him admiringly and mourningly; he was skilful enough to have liv'd still, if knowledge could be set up against mortality.
From All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare
