Mournsome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Mournsome is an adjective meaning Characterised by mourning; mournful.
Meaning
Characterised by mourning; mournful.
Example Sentences
I sat up an' squinted in the mournsome dim.
I become the wind. I wind and wend my mournsome way, I thread the trees with keening.
“That sure sounds mournsome, ma'am. Who looked after you when you ran out of kin entire?”
Then there came a mellow noise, very low and mournsome, not a sound to be afraid of, but to long to know the meaning, with a soft rise of the hair.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mournful, wailful, plaintive, lamentful, griefsome, doleful.
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