Both Uses
doleful
in
A Gentleman in Moscow
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- As the bellhops lugged it into the hall, the Rostovs' grandfather clock, which was fated to be left behind, tolled a doleful eight.†
p. 12.2 *doleful = expressing or causing sadness
- Looking once about the room, the old Greek raised his hands to acknowledge the doleful impermanence of circumstances, "Perhaps you are looking for access to some ...capital?" he ventured.†
p. 24.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(doleful) expressing or causing sadness
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)