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
Plaintively and dolefully are semantically related in ruefully topic. In some cases you can use "Plaintively" instead an adverb "Dolefully", when it comes to topics like sorrowfully, unhappily, mournfully. popular alternative
Nearby Word: doleful
Plaintively
Plaintively adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: the man sighed plaintively as it became clear that he was getting nowhere with the officious bureacrat
Dolefully and plaintively are semantically related in ruefully topic. You can use "Dolefully" instead an adverb "Plaintively", if it concerns topics such as sorrowfully, unhappily, mournfully.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- bitterly and dolefully
- bitterly and plaintively
- ruefully and dolefully
- ruefully and plaintively
- despondently and dolefully
- despondently and plaintively
- dejectedly and dolefully
- dejectedly and plaintively
- sadly and dolefully
- sadly and plaintively
- woefully and dolefully
- woefully and plaintively
- dismally and dolefully
- dismally and plaintively
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