Definition of wailful Wailful

wail•ful

We found 4 definitions of wailful from 4 different sources.

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What does wailful mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

wailful - vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare
  lamenting, wailing
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  • wailful (a.)
    Sorrowful; mournful.

Part of speech

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  • wailful, adjective.

Pronunciation

Sign Language

wailful in sign language
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