sighful

[ sahy-fuhl ]

/ ˈsaɪ fəl /

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adjective

mournful; sorrowful: a sighful ballad.

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Origin of sighful

First recorded in 1600–10; sigh + -ful

sigh·ful·ly, adverb

This made her poutish and reproachfully silent to Elizabeth, and sighful and whimsical to herself.
The Continental Dragoon|Robert Neilson Stephens
The music was faint and sweet, with the sighful quality of an Æolian harp.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume III. (of X.)|Various