From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdole‧ful/ˈdəʊlfəl$ˈdoʊl-/adjectiveformalverysada doleful song about lost love—dolefullyadverbExamples from the Corpusdoleful•Baudelairecurledup on thechintzsofaand lookeddoleful.•Everymanwasn't ascomprehensiveandincisiveas it might ha...
"emotion of grief, sorrow, lamentation, mourning" (early 13c., now archaic), from Old… See origin and meaning of doleful.