Dolefully
Dolefully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: the novelist dolefully remarked that the proceeds from his last book would scarcely buy a dollhouse, let alone a real house
Despairingly and dolefully are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Despairingly" instead an adverb "Dolefully".
Nearby Word: doleful
Despairingly
Despairingly adverb - With desperation.
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Synonyms for Despairingly
Dolefully and despairingly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dolefully" instead an adverb "Despairingly".
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Related pairs
- darkly and dolefully
- darkly and despairingly
- bitterly and dolefully
- bitterly and despairingly
- ruefully and dolefully
- ruefully and despairingly
- disconsolately and dolefully
- disconsolately and despairingly
- despondently and dolefully
- despondently and despairingly
- dispiritedly and dolefully
- dispiritedly and despairingly
- dejectedly and dolefully
- dejectedly and despairingly
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