tristful

American  

[trist-fuhl] / ˈtrɪst fəl /

adjective

1. full of sadness; sorrowful.

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Other Word Forms

• tristfully adverb
• tristfulness noun

Etymology

Origin of tristful

1485–95; obsolete trist sad, gloomy (< Old French triste < Latin tristis ) + -ful

Example Sentences

There are few sadder poems than this with its tristful refrain, even in the works of Mr. Hardy.

From Old and New Masters by Lynd, Robert

"Whoever will give any information of these unfortunate, tristful gentlemen to the Hartford Convention, will confer a favor on humanity."

From The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler

Carmelo, as he crouched at the tiller, was singing, in a low, clear alto, some tristful little melody.

From Chita: a Memory of Last Island by Hearn, Lafcadio

Eyes so tristful, eyes so tristful, Heart so full of care and cumber, I was lapped in rest and slumber, Ye have made me wakeful, wistful!

From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

They took me to the county jail My tristful Kate pursuing, And all the way she sobb’d and cried ‘Oh! what have I been doing?’

From The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland by Various