What does welladay mean?
Welladay means variant form of wellaway; alas..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · interjection
variant form of wellaway; alas..
Alacke the time that ever I was borne, / To be partaker of this destinie. / Alacke the day, alacke and welladay.
Ah! wel-a-day! what evil looks / Had I from old and young; / Instead of the Cross the Albatross / About my neck was hung.
Use welladay when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Welladay means variant form of wellaway; alas..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Alacke the time that ever I was borne, / To be partaker of this destinie. / Alacke the day, alacke and welladay.
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