All 4 Uses of
doleful
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- He had short, bandy legs, long straggly ginger hair and bloodshot, baggy eyes that gave him the doleful look of a basset hound.
Chpt 2 *doleful = sad (full of sadness)
- Hedwig and Pigwidgeon hooted dolefully.†
Chpt 6
- He had expected Hedwig to hold out her leg so that he could remove the letter and then fly off to the Owlery but the moment the window was open wide enough she hopped inside, hooting dolefully.†
Chpt 17
- They are young,' said a slow, doleful voice from behind Harry.†
Chpt 33
Definition:
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(doleful) expressing or causing sadness