sighful
[ sahy-fuhl ]
/ ˈsaɪ fəl /
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adjective
mournful; sorrowful: a sighful ballad.
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OTHER WORDS FROM sighful
sigh·ful·ly, adverbWords nearby sighful
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Example sentences from the Web for sighful
This made her poutish and reproachfully silent to Elizabeth, and sighful and whimsical to herself.
The Continental Dragoon|Robert Neilson StephensThe music was faint and sweet, with the sighful quality of an Æolian harp.