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dolefully

adverb (dolefully)

«dolefully» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Dolefully means in a sad, mournful way, as if very unhappy: he sighed dolefully. tree →

In the lessons

in stories, a character speaks or moves dolefully to show grief or misery, often when things have gone wrong.

Examples

  • "I lost my ball," he said dolefully. tree →
  • The dog looked dolefully at the empty bowl. tree →
  • She sighed dolefully and sat down on the step. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dolefully/