"mournfully" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈmɔɹnfəli/ [Canada, General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-mournfully.wav [US] Forms: more mournfully [comparative], most mournfully [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)nfəli Etymology: Etymology tree English mournful Middle English -ly English -ly English mournfully From mournful + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mournful|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English mournful Middle English -ly English -ly English mournfully [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mournfully", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="mournfully"> From mournful + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} mournfully (comparative more mournfully, superlative most mournfully)
  1. In a mournful manner; as if in mourning for something. Synonyms: sorrowfully, ruefully Hypernyms: sadly
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