LME trystefull < trist, sad (< OFr triste < L tristis: see tristeza) + -ful, -ful
tristful in American English
(ˈtrɪstfəl)
adjective
full of sadness; sorrowful
Derived forms
tristfully
adverb
tristfulness
noun
Word origin
[1485–95; obs. trist sad, gloomy (‹ OF triste ‹ L tristis) + -ful]This word is first recorded in the period 1485–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: infancy, invade, slant, snap, sweepstakes-ful is a suffix meaning “full of,” “characterized by” (shameful; beautiful; careful; thoughtful); “tending to,” “able to” (wakeful; harmful); or “as much as will fill” (spoonful)
Examples of 'tristful' in a sentence
tristful
A tristful collage of charts, images and artefacts chronicle the nation's decline into a divided and semi-colonized state.