- dolesome
- adjective Date: 1533 doleful
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dolesome
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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 — /dohl seuhm/, adj. Literary. doleful. [1525 35; DOLE2 + SOME1] * * * … Universalium
dolesome — a. Dismal, gloomy, cheerless, dark, dolorous. See doleful … New dictionary of synonyms
dolesome — dole·some … English syllables
dolesome — … Useful english dictionary
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
Dejection — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dejection >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dejection dejection Sgm: N 1 dejectedness dejectedness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 depression depression prosternation| Sgm: N 1 lowness of spirits lowness of spirits depression of… … English dictionary for students
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
