Local English word record

dolefully

adverb · 1 sense

with sadness; in a sorrowful manner

Practice this word

Examples

  • his mother looked at him dolefully when he told her he had joined the Army

Word relationships

Synonyms

sorrowfully

Source and method

This page uses the locally materialized K5English vocabulary cohort. WordNet, where present, is enrichment only and does not determine K-5 admission.

Princeton WordNet 3.0