wailful

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wailful

/ˈweɪlfəl/ UK

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From wail + -ful.

adjective more wailful · most wailful

poetic Sorrowful; mournful. Farre better I it deeme to die with speed / Then waste in woe and waylfull miserye […]

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@misc{wailful_2026,
  title = {wailful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wailful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}