dolefully

/ˈdoʊɫfəɫli/ adv

In a doleful manner

Word Origin From Latin dolere 'to grieve' — dole is an old word for grief or sorrow. Doleful means full of grief, and dolefully means in a sorrowful manner. The root dolere gives us condolence (suffering together), dolor (pain), and indolent (not suffering, lazy). So when you sigh dolefully, you're expressing grief. The breakdown dole+ful+ly shows: grief + full of + in a manner.

adv In a doleful manner

The dog howled dolefully when its owner left for work.

(副词) 悲哀地;忧伤地

当主人去上班时,狗悲伤地嚎叫起来。

(adverbio) De manera triste; melancólicamente.

El perro aulló tristemente cuando su dueño se fue a trabajar.

(adverbe) mélancoliquement; tristement; d'un air mélancolique [D'une manière triste et mélancolique, exprimant la douleur ou le chagrin.]

Le chien a hurlé dolefully quand son maître est parti au travail.

(Adverb) kläglich; traurig; wehmütig [auf eine traurige, klagende oder niedergeschlagene Weise]

Der Hund heulte **dolefully**, als sein Besitzer zur Arbeit ging.

(副詞) 悲しげに、陰気な様子で。

飼い主が仕事に出かけたとき、犬は悲しそうに吠えた。

(advérbio) pesarosamente; melancolicamente; tristemente; lastimosamente [De maneira pesarosa]

O cachorro uivou tristemente quando seu dono saiu para o trabalho.

Word parts: dole + ful + ly

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