Definition of mournful
mournfulness
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Examples of mournful in a Sentence
she had such a mournful expression that someone teasingly asked if her dog had died
the mournful survivors of the disaster were faced with the grim task of burying the dead
Recent Examples of mournful from the Web
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Then, three back-to-back explosions shattered the air, and a scene of mournful quiet changed into in chaos as people started shouting, screaming and fleeing the scene.
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The variety and array of funerary art on display are breathtaking; from hauntingly mournful angels to elaborate urns, anchors, lambs, and crosses symbolizing hope, mercy, forgiveness, and memory.
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As Verona descends into mournful chaos, Rosaline is ordered, along with Romeo's cousin Benvolio, to make a politically motivated sacrifice.
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The buttresses on the outside of the building are each topped by a mournful figure, while the bas-reliefs depict scenes from Australian campaigns at Gallipoli and the Western Front.
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The derelict tanks seem an apt, if mournful, metaphor for the current crisis of worth and mission that is settling on America's national labs.
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15th Century
First Known Use of mournful
15th century
MOURNFUL Defined for English Language Learners
mournful
playDefinition of mournful for English Language Learners
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: full of sorrow : very sad
MOURNFUL Defined for Kids
mournful
playDefinition of mournful for Students
1 : full of sorrow or sadness a mournful face
2 : causing sorrow mournful news
mournfully
\-fə-lē\ adverb spoke mournfullymournfulness
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