Yearnful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Yearnful is an adjective meaning Filled with yearning; desirous; mournful; distressing.
Meaning
Filled with yearning; desirous; mournful; distressing.
Example Sentences
So now lend me thy yearnful tunes to utter my sorrow.
I am yearnful to know who was the unhappy person the wicked general threatened.
Ah! they were grand days, those deep, full days, when our coming life, like an unseen organ, pealed strange, yearnful music in our ears, and our young blood cried out like a war-horse for the battle.
Synonyms for yearnful
Depending on context, synonyms include earnful.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yearnsome, wistful, hollow-hearted, wailful, whistful, mournful.
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