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Definition
expressing or causing sadness
- When griping grief the heart doth wound,
And doleful dumps the mind oppress,4.5 — Act 4 Scene 5 — Juliet's Chamber; Juliet on the bed (88% in)
doleful = full of sadness
There are no more uses of "doleful" in Romeo and Juliet.
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