mournfull
mournfull is the archaic form of mournful.
Meaning of mournful
Adjective
mournful (comparative mournfuller or more mournful, superlative mournfullest or most mournful)
- Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
- Synonyms:
- miserable, sorrowful, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue, bummed out, chapfallen, cheerless
- Fit to inspire mourning; tragic.
- Having deposited our mournful burden upon tressels within this region of horror, we partially turned aside the yet unscrewed lid of the coffin, and looked upon the face of the tenant.1845, Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
- Synonyms:
- pitiful, rueful, atrabiliary, atrabilious, deplorable, depressing, distressing, grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending
Forms of mournfull
| comparative | more mournfull |
|---|---|
| superlative | most mournfull |
Questions about mournfull
- What is mournfull the archaic form of?
- Mournfull is the archaic form of mournful.
Words near mournfull in the dictionary
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