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Meanings of
mournfully
in inglês
In a sorrowful, woeful, mournful manner.
sorrowfully
woefully
Synonyms
Examples for "
sorrowfully
"
sorrowfully
woefully
Examples for "
sorrowfully
"
1
He looked at her gravely for a minute and then said
sorrowfully
:
-
2
The rose-garden was empty; and she came back
sorrowfully
to say so.
3
Unfortunately and
sorrowfully
,
I remembered being programmed to drive children to Neil's.
4
It stood nodding its head
sorrowfully
at a good-by in the snow.
5
Hal was silent for a moment; then he said, slowly and
sorrowfully
:
1
Thus Coop's freedom to hold morally admirable but
woefully
underpaid aid jobs.
2
Yet we must remain concerned that these figures are still
woefully
low.
3
The energistic effect downgraded their electronic systems to a
woefully
inferior state.
4
I imagine you already know how
woefully
I have missed the point.
5
I'm simply saying that the priorities of our people are
woefully
misplaced.
Usage of
mournfully
in inglês
1
He shook his head
mournfully
;
memories in the Filberts are mercifully short.
2
In the night the wind increased, and howled
mournfully
round the house.
3
The katydids gathered in the sweet rose-bushes about me and sung
mournfully
.
4
The waves sounded
mournfully
;
everything seemed to have changed since the morning.
5
I turned
mournfully
upon the crowd, and asked in a plaintive tone:-
6
The dry cornstalks rustled
mournfully
as the wind blew across the field.
7
Just then the horn at the boathouse sounded
mournfully
across the water.
8
He was
mournfully
handsome as he stood there in the silvery light.
9
Outside the broken window an owl in a dark tree hooted
mournfully
.
10
During the Gawker trial, Hogan
mournfully
described how Clem betrayed his trust.
11
She wrote
mournfully
in her journal: We shall soon stand sadly alone.
12
Behind it walked two gentlemen,
mournfully
arrayed in black cloaks and hat-bands.
13
He shook his head
mournfully
,
and I went off in a rage.
14
He shook his head
mournfully
,
and buried his face in his hands.
15
The water lapped
mournfully
,
the wind was blowing, it was pitch dark.
16
Leonard gazed curiously at the angler, as the last thus
mournfully
concluded.
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mournfully
Adverb
Frequent collocations
say mournfully
look mournfully
howl mournfully
smile mournfully
answer mournfully
More collocations
Mournfully
through the time
Mournfully
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common