"threnetic" meaning in English

See threnetic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more threnetic [comparative], most threnetic [superlative]
Etymology: Ancient Greek θρηνητικός (thrēnētikós, “inclined to lament, querulous”). By surface analysis, threne + -etic. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|θρηνητικός||inclined to lament, querulous}} Ancient Greek θρηνητικός (thrēnētikós, “inclined to lament, querulous”), {{surf|en|threne|-etic}} By surface analysis, threne + -etic Head templates: {{en-adj}} threnetic (comparative more threnetic, superlative most threnetic)
  1. Relating to a threne; sorrowful; mournful. Synonyms: threnetical

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