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
Poignantly and dolefully are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poignantly" instead an adverb "Dolefully".
Nearby Word: doleful
Poignantly
Poignantly adverb - In a poignant or touching manner.
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Synonyms for Poignantly
Dolefully and poignantly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dolefully" instead an adverb "Poignantly".
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Related pairs
- hard and dolefully
- hard and poignantly
- sad and dolefully
- sad and poignantly
- miserable and dolefully
- miserable and poignantly
- wretched and dolefully
- wretched and poignantly
- sorrowful and dolefully
- sorrowful and poignantly
- mournful and dolefully
- mournful and poignantly
- hardly and dolefully
- hardly and poignantly
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