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mournful

English

Alternative forms

  • mournfull

Etymology

mourn +? -ful

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?m??nf?l/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??nf?l/
  • (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?mo(?)?nf?l/
  • (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?mo?nf?l/
  • Hyphenation: mourn?ful

Adjective

mournful (comparative mournfuller or more mournful, superlative mournfullest or most mournful)

  1. Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
  2. Fit to inspire mourning; tragic.
    • 1845, Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
      Having deposited our mournful burden upon tressels within this region of horror, we partially turned aside the yet unscrewed lid of the coffin, and looked upon the face of the tenant.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:sad

Translations

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rueful

English

Alternative forms

  • ruefull (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English ruful, rewful; equivalent to rue +? -ful.

Adjective

rueful (comparative more rueful, superlative most rueful)

  1. Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way.
  2. Inspiring pity or compassion.
  3. Bad; woeful; deplorable.

Derived terms

  • ruefully
  • ruefulness

Related terms

  • rue

Translations

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