Mournfully
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɔɹnfəli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Mournfully is an adverb meaning In a mournful manner; as if in mourning for something.
Meaning
In a mournful manner; as if in mourning for something.
Example Sentences
So she dared not tell anyone how she felt, but went about mournfully, with a heavy heart.
The steamer itself had vanished, but the great scroll of smoke still hung in the air and drooped like a flag mournfully in valediction.
1836, Hans Christian Andersen (translated into English by Mrs. H. B. Paull in 1872), The Little Mermaid "Why have not we an immortal soul?" asked the little mermaid mournfully; "I would give gladly all the hundreds of years that I have to live, to be a human being only for one day, and to have the hope of knowing the happiness of that glorious world above the stars."
Synonyms for mournfully
Depending on context, synonyms include sorrowfully, ruefully.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mourningly, grievingly, sorrowfully, lamentingly, lamentedly, sadly.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.