unmirthfully
- a word derived from mirthful.
Example Sentences
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At arm's length he held the picture for Cochran to see, and laughed bitterly and unmirthfully as he had heard leading men laugh in problem plays.
From The Lost Road by Davis, Richard Harding
"Ain't ye got no jedgmint," she temporized, laughing unmirthfully, "axin' sech a question ez that under that onlucky comet!"
From The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories by Murfree, Mary Noailles
“So Robert is in love with Margaret,” he said, laughing unmirthfully.
From The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate by Tracy, Louis
Then he looked suddenly at Tom and winked unmirthfully with a kind of worried annoyance.
From Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)
He laughed at their effect upon him, but unmirthfully.
From In the Year of Jubilee by Gissing, George
