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
Joylessly and dolefully are semantically related in unhappily topic. In some cases you can use "Joylessly" instead an adverb "Dolefully". popular alternative
Nearby Word: doleful
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ruefully and dolefully
- ruefully and joylessly
- despondently and dolefully
- despondently and joylessly
- dejectedly and dolefully
- dejectedly and joylessly
- sadly and dolefully
- sadly and joylessly
- woefully and dolefully
- woefully and joylessly
- dismally and dolefully
- dismally and joylessly
- sorrowfully and dolefully
- sorrowfully and joylessly
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