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dolefull

dolefull is the obsolete spelling of doleful.

Meaning of doleful

Adjective

doleful (comparative more doleful or dolefuller or dolefuler, superlative most doleful or dolefullest or dolefulest)

  1. Filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.
    • The doleful peal of the bell indicated another funeral was being held.

Questions about dolefull

What is dolefull the obsolete spelling of?
Dolefull is the obsolete spelling of doleful.

Words near dolefull in the dictionary

  1. doled
  2. doled out
  3. doleful
  4. dolefuler
  5. dolefulest
  6. dolefull
  7. dolefuller
  8. dolefullest
  9. dolefully
  10. dolefulness
  11. dolefuls

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dolefull (page history and authors); doleful (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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