different between doleful vs dispirited

doleful

English

Etymology

From Middle English doleful, doolful, deolful, equivalent to dole +? -ful.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?do?lf?l/

Adjective

doleful (comparative more doleful or dolefuller or dolefuler, superlative most doleful or dolefullest or dolefulest)

Filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.

Usage notes

The comparative/superlative pair "more doleful / most doleful" is significantly more common than "dolefuller / dolefullest", which is further more common than "dolefuler / dolefulest".

Derived terms

dolefully
dolefulness

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dispirited

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /d??sp???t?d/

Verb

dispirited

simple past tense and past participle of dispirit

Adjective

dispirited (comparative more dispirited, superlative most dispirited)

Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
So dispirited were the troops after the loss of their beloved commander that they moped about and could barely be bothered to eat let alone load their guns.

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different between doleful vs dispirited

doleful

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dispirited

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