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wailfully

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of wailfully

with feelings of bitterness or grief

the lost child wailfully kept asking for his mother

Synonyms of wailfully

agonizingly, bitterly, dolefully, dolorously, grievously, hard, hardly, inconsolably, lugubriously, mournfully, painfully, plaintively, regretfully, resentfully, ruefully, sadly, sorely, sorrowfully, unhappily, woefully, wretchedly

Words Related to wailfully

abjectly, cheerlessly, crestfallenly, dejectedly, despairingly, despondently, disconsolately, dispiritedly, downheartedly, low-spiritedly

blackly, darkly, dismally, distressfully, distressingly, dourly, drearily, forlornly, gloomily, glumly, joylessly, mirthlessly, miserably, morosely, pessimistically, somberly, sullenly

acutely, harshly, keenly, piercingly, poignantly, severely, sharply

cruelly, hurtfully, ill, rancorously

Near Antonyms of wailfully

cheerfully, cheerily, delightedly, gaily (also gayly), gleefully, good-naturedly, lightheartedly, merrily, mirthfully, rejoicingly, sunnily

blithely, blithesomely, calmly, casually, dispassionately, easily, impassively, indifferently, lightly, nonchalantly, stoically, unconcernedly

favorably, well

Antonyms of wailfully

blissfully, gladly, happily, joyfully, joyously

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