dolefully
1
7.2
- adverb
- /ˈdoʊl.fəl.i/
:
tristemente
- She gazed dolefully out the window, wishing she could join her friends outside.
- said dolefully
- nodded dolefully
- looked dolefully
Examples
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"I guess so," Rogoff said dolefully.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Nor to me either," said Mrs. Morrow dolefully.
Fiction book (1995) -
We sat dolefully at a sticky plastic table, not speaking much, until our flight was called.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Come see what we found," she says, her lower lip thrust forward dolefully.
Fiction book (1996) -
"I ran away," she sniffed dolefully.
Fiction book (1990) -
I nodded dolefully, then turned back to the horizon.
Fiction book (1999) -
"You don't think that you're being used?" she asked, looking dolefully at me.
Fiction book (1998) -
Lysander stared down at it dolefully.
Fiction book (1995) -
Buzz watched dolefully from the pickup while she opened the lid of her mailbox.
Fiction book (1998) -
Berna looked at me dolefully, conveying his regret.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
53
1.0
In an unhappy way because you feel upset
51
2.2
In a way that shows great unhappiness or pain
11
6.9
In a way that shows you feel sorry about something you did
9
3.2
With tears to show that someone feels sad
6
5.8
In a sad, quiet way that shows someone is unhappy
6
3.3
In a way that makes people feel sorry for someone or something
4
4.7
In a sad way that shows grief
4
6.7
In a sad, soft way that sounds like crying
3
4.8
In a gloomy way that makes people feel sad or hopeless
2
6.8
In a very sad and unhappy way
2
6.5
In a sad, disappointed way
1
4.6
In a sad way that shows a person is sorry
1
6.1
In a way that shows no hope
1
7.3
In a sad, hopeless way that shows you have lost hope
1
5.4
In a boring, gloomy way that shows little energy
1
8.5
In a very sad way that shows no comfort or hope
1
7.1
In a sad way that makes people feel sorry
1
8.3
In a way that shows someone crying with short noisy breaths
1
7.5
In a way that shows great loneliness and sadness
1
8.4
In a serious, unfriendly way that shows dislike
In a very sad, gloomy way
In a very sad way
In a sad and thoughtful way
In a way that shows someone is crying
In a way that shows tears and deep sadness
In a way that shows worry or great sadness
In a way that shows no happiness or pleasure
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
dolefully = doleful (transparent) = dole + ful + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'doleful', where 'doleful' is clearly 'dole' + '-ful' meaning 'full of sorrow'.
Etymology
The word dolefully comes from dole, an old word for 'sorrow' or 'grief', and you can also see the same root in condolence. So to do something dolefully is to do it in a 'sad' or mournful way.