Dolefully and Stoically

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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

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Stoically is an antonym for dolefully.

Nearby Word: doleful

Stoically adverb - Without emotion; in a stoic manner.

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Dolefully is an antonym for stoically.

Nearby Words: stoical, stoic, stoicism

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