mournfullest
mournfullest is the superlative 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
Questions about mournfullest
- What is mournfullest the superlative form of?
- Mournfullest is the superlative form of mournful.
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