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dolefully

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dole·ful  (dlfl)
adj.
1. Filled with or expressing grief; mournful. See Synonyms at sad.
2. Causing grief: a doleful loss.
doleful·ly adv.
doleful·ness n.
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Adv.1.dolefully - with sadness; in a sorrowful manner; "his mother looked at him dolefully when he told her he had joined the Army"
sorrowfully
Translations
dolefully [ˈdəʊlfəlɪ] ADV → tristemente
dolefully [ˈdəʊlfʊli] adv (= miserably) [say] → avec tristesse
dolefully
adv → tieftraurig, trübselig
dolefully [ˈdəʊlfəlɪ] adv (see adj) → con aria afflitta, tristemente
dolefully [ˈdəʊlfəlɪ] adv (see adj) → con aria afflitta, tristemente


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And I thought it was a ditty rather too dolefully appropriate for a company that had met such cruel losses in the morning.
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
She assumed her dolefully submissive manner and said to her husband: "Listen to me, Count, you have managed matters so that we are getting nothing for the house, and now you wish to throw away all our- all the children's property
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
After this escape, I was content to take a foggy view of the Inn through the window's encrusting dirt, and to stand dolefully looking out, saying to myself that London was decidedly overrated.
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