mournful
/ˈmɔɹnfəl/ adjective B2- Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
- Fit to inspire mourning; tragic.
Comparative mournfuller · Superlative mournfullest
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“And ever since that,” the Hatter went on in a mournful tone, “he won’t do a thing I ask!
So he sang a very mournful song that he made up on the spur of the minute, and just as he got to the most touching part, the grass quivered again, and Rikki-tikki, covered with dirt, dragged himself out of the hole leg by leg, licking his whiskers.
Mournful penitence appeared on every feature.
I expect Jane speaks from mournful experience, for Mrs.
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