单词	doleful
释义	doleful adjective dole·​ful ˈdōl-fəl  1 : full of grief : cheerless a doleful face 2 : expressing grief : sad a doleful melody 3 : causing grief or affliction a doleful loss dolefully ˈdōl-fə-lē  adverb dolefulness noun Synonyms aching agonized anguished bemoaning bewailing bitter deploring dolesome dolorous funeral grieving heartbroken lamentable lugubrious mournful plaintive plangent regretful rueful sorrowful sorry wailing weeping woeful See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The girl had a doleful look on her face. You sounded so doleful about your future that night. Recent Examples on the Web In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a quintessential character actor, a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble gravitas. Jake Coyle, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2022 With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2022 With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Mr. Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 13 June 2022 In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful, weary appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble sensitivity. Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2022 Quixotic is a mild term for the compulsions that grip these people, and their adventures are more harrowing than anything Cervantes’s knight of the doleful countenance ever experienced. A. O. Scott, The Atlantic, 17 May 2022 Her passionate and doleful appeal was one of many made in the last few days by Ukrainian athletes after their races had ended, a far cry from their normal upbeat and buoyant mood after victory. New York Times, 7 Mar. 2022 Freezing winter in a place designed for frolicsome summer can be a doleful time. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 11 Feb. 2022 McKay cast his doleful satire of climate change denial and MAGA belligerence with seemingly half the available members of the Screen Actors Guild. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 8 Feb. 2022 See More Word History Etymology see dole entry 1 First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3 Kids Definition doleful adjective dole·​ful ˈdōl-fəl  : very sad a doleful day doleful adjective 1 as in mournful expressing or suggesting mourning a doleful expression on their faces as they said good-bye to the friends they had made over the summer Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance mournful weeping heartbroken funeral melancholy sorrowful bitter wailing lugubrious grieving sad anguished dolorous plaintive lamentable agonized tearful somber rueful unhappy plangent regretful woeful bewailing aching sorry depressed bleak deploring funereal morbid crying bemoaning dark keening elegiac dolesome pathetic gloomy woebegone groaning disconsolate dejected miserable downcast forlorn moody glum dispirited moaning downcast darkening heartsick desolate despondent piteous downhearted crestfallen inconsolable careworn gloomy cheerless morose miserable downhearted howling sullen glum wretched dismal bawling brokenhearted gray triste bleeding pessimistic dreary suffering joyless elegiacal heartsore saturnine low-spirited sombre black dirgelike comfortless yammering low grey Antonyms & Near Antonyms triumphant joyful cheerful happy cheery bright joyous smiling mirthful delighted merry jolly exulting laughing rejoicing buoyant blithe blissful optimistic lighthearted hopeful glorying blithesome jocund rapturous encouraging rhapsodic cheering ecstatic giddy euphoric heady rhapsodical elated exhilarated See More 2 as in sad feeling unhappiness the visibly doleful players, heartbroken about their loss Synonyms & Similar Words sad unhappy depressed heartbroken miserable melancholy mournful bad sorrowful sorry upset worried gloomy woebegone melancholic forlorn glum uneasy dejected disconsolate downcast hopeless disappointed joyless troubled woeful hangdog crestfallen wretched heartsick despondent downhearted inconsolable depressing saddened blue droopy brokenhearted down distressed heavyhearted suicidal low-spirited cast down heartsore low despairing discouraged tearful lugubrious somber aggrieved dolorous plaintive unquiet grieving bleak dispirited weeping anguished sunk morbid down in the mouth lachrymose rueful desolate regretful agonized cheerless morose disheartened wailing sullen elegiac dismal dreary dark drear saturnine gray funereal comfortless darkening sombre black murky elegiacal grey Antonyms & Near Antonyms joyous cheerful joyful cheery jubilant gleeful upbeat exultant happy buoyant exuberant blissful mirthful rapturous merry jovial rhapsodic sunny jolly ecstatic rhapsodical glad euphoric jocular buoyed enraptured chipper jocund jocose delighted blithesome blithe optimistic hopeful gladsome overjoyed rosy elated exhilarated lightsome excited sanguine entranced gladdened spirited vivacious energetic sprightly lively perky jaunty vital smiling animated peppy thrilled frisky springy laughing bouncing satisfied content lighthearted encouraged grinning unconcerned pleased insouciant careless gratified easygoing carefree zippy cavalier beaming heartened sprightful boon happy-go-lucky devil-may-care See More
随便看	staying power staying up staying with stayings staylace stayless Stayman convention staymans staypak stayre stayres stays stays (at) stays at stays away stays clear of stays in stays off stays on stays out stays over stays up stays with staysail staysail schooner

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