Wailful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈweɪlfəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Wailful is an adjective meaning (chiefly poetic) Sorrowful; mournful.
Meaning
(chiefly poetic) Sorrowful; mournful.
Example Sentences
Farre better I it deeme to die with speed / Then waste in woe and waylfull miserye […]
You must lay Lime, to tangle her desires / By walefull Sonnets, whose composed Rimes / Should be full fraught with seruiceable vowes.
Synonyms for wailful
Depending on context, synonyms include sorrowful, wailing, lamenting.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lamenting, sorrowful, wailing, choir, sadful, plaintive.
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