"wailful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈweɪlfəl/ [UK] Forms: more wailful [comparative], most wailful [superlative]
Etymology: From wail + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wail|ful|pos=adjective}} wail + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} wailful (comparative more wailful, superlative most wailful)
  1. (chiefly poetic) Sorrowful; mournful. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-wailful-en-adj-xABuXeIF Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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