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Definition
expressing or causing sadness
- It was the twin of the doleful chamber of a German grocer whom he had seen during a consultation a month ago.Chapter 12 (83% in)
- She planned to enact the word doleful, with a beggar asking a dole, and a corncrib full.Chapter 19 (72% in)
There are no more uses of "doleful" in Arrowsmith.
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