dolesome

dolesome
/dohl"seuhm/, adj. Literary.
doleful.
[1525-35; DOLE2 + -SOME1]

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  • Dolesome — Dole some, a. Doleful; dismal; gloomy; sorrowful. {Dole some*ly}, adv. {Dole some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dolesome — adjective Date: 1533 doleful …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dolesome — a. Dismal, gloomy, cheerless, dark, dolorous. See doleful …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • dolesome — dole·some …   English syllables

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  • Dolesomely — Dolesome Dole some, a. Doleful; dismal; gloomy; sorrowful. {Dole some*ly}, adv. {Dole some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dolesomeness — Dolesome Dole some, a. Doleful; dismal; gloomy; sorrowful. {Dole some*ly}, adv. {Dole some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • dolorous — a. 1. Dismal, gloomy, cheerless, dark, dolesome. 2. Sorrowful, sad, piteous, rueful, woful, lugubrious, mournful, doleful, dolesome …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • doleful — a. 1. Sorrowful, rueful, woful, piteous, melancholy, jugubrious, sad. 2. Dismal, gloomy, cheerless, dark, dolorous, dolesome …   New dictionary of synonyms

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