ETYM Latin funereus, from fentus a funeral.
Suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; SYN. sepulchral.
ETYM Latin lugubris, from lugere to mourn; cf. Greek lygros sad, Skr. ruj to break.
Excessively mournful.
Mournful; dismal.
1. Expressing sorrow; SYN. plaintive.
2. Full of sorrow; sad
3. Causing sorrow or melancholy; gloomy
ETYM French plaintif. Related to Plaintiff.
Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad.
1. Experiencing or showing or causing sorrow or unhappiness
2. Expressive of sorrow
3. Exemplary of misfortune
ETYM Old Eng. sorweful, as. sorgful.
Experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss.
1. Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret
2. Melancholy; dismal; gloomy; mournful.
3. Poor; insufficient; worthless
In a depressing manner, gloomily
In a sorrowful lugubrious manner.
In a mournful manner.
In a plaintive manner.
1. In an unfortunate way; SYN. unhappily.
2. With sadness; in a sad manner.
Sorrowfully, unhappily, wretchedly, despondently; tragically; pitiably