dolefully
Meanings
Adverb
- with sadness; in a sorrowful manner
- "his mother looked at him dolefully when he told her he had joined the Army"
Adv
- In a doleful manner
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English dolfully, dolefulliche, deolfulliche, equivalent to doleful + -ly.
Synonyms
deplorably, dolorously, grievously, lamentably, lugubriously, mournfully, plaintively, regrettably, ruefully, sadly, sorrowfully, woefully
Scrabble Score: 16
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