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PRONUNCIATION OF DOLEFULLY

dolefully  [ˈdəʊlfʊlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOLEFULLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dolefully is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES DOLEFULLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dolefully in the English dictionary

The definition of dolefully in the dictionary is in a doleful manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOLEFULLY


balefully
ˈbeɪlfʊlɪ
carefully
ˈkeəfʊlɪ
faithfully
ˈfeɪθfʊlɪ
fully
ˈfʊlɪ
gratefully
ˈɡreɪtfʊlɪ
guilefully
ˈɡaɪlfʊlɪ
hopefully
ˈhəʊpfʊlɪ
painfully
ˈpeɪnfʊlɪ
peacefully
ˈpiːsfʊlɪ
skilfully
ˈskɪlfʊlɪ
skillfully
ˈskɪlfʊlɪ
successfully
səkˈsɛsfʊlɪ
tastefully
ˈteɪstfʊlɪ
thankfully
ˈθæŋkfʊlɪ
toilfully
ˈtɔɪlfʊlɪ
unskillfully
ʌnˈskɪlfʊlɪ
wailfully
ˈweɪlfʊlɪ
wilfully
ˈwɪlfʊlɪ
willfully
ˈwɪlfʊlɪ
wonderfully
ˈwʌndəfʊlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOLEFULLY

dolce vita
Dolcelatte
dolcetto
doldrums
dole
dole bludger
dole money
dole office
dole queue
doleful
dolefulness
dolent
dolente
dolerite
doleritic
dolesome
dolesomely
Dolgellau
Dolgelley
dolichocephal

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOLEFULLY

awfully
beautifully
blissfully
bully
cheerfully
delightfully
forcefully
gracefully
lawfully
meaningfully
playfully
powerfully
purposefully
rightfully
thoughtfully
truthfully
unlawfully
unmercifully
unsuccessfully
usefully
wrongfully

Synonyms and antonyms of dolefully in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dolefully» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOLEFULLY

Find out the translation of dolefully to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dolefully from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dolefully» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

悲哀地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tristemente
570 millions of speakers

English

dolefully
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dolefully
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dolefully
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скорбно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tristemente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dolefully
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tristement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan tergesa-gesa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dolefully
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悲しげに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dolefully
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dolefully
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiểu não
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dolefully
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दयनीयपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dolefully
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dolefully
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

smętnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скорботно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tristețe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dolefully
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dolefully
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dolefully
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dolefully
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dolefully

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOLEFULLY»

The term «dolefully» is regularly used and occupies the 72.469 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOLEFULLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dolefully

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOLEFULLY»

Discover the use of dolefully in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dolefully and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Diprose's Standard Song Book and Reciter. (Comic and ...
I want lots of money And life sweet as honey, I want all the year to be June, And I think t'would be novel, If I took to travel To 0 up in a fire balloon, Wit a dismally! dolefully ! dim! dim ! dim ! Mirabelemiseremurn l When they ask me, my woes to ...
John Diprose, 1870
2
Ainsworth's Magazine: A Miscellany of Romance, General ...
Dolefully sounds the bell. And the ghostly procession thrice tracks the four ambulatories of the cloisters, solemnly chanting a requiem for the dead. Dolefully sounds the bell. And at its summons all the old retainers ' of the abbot press to the  ...
William Harrison Ainsworth, 1850
3
Ainsworth's magazine: a miscellany of romance, general ...
Dolefully sounds the bell. And the ghostly procession thrice tracks the four ambulatories of the cloisters, solemnly chanting a requiem for the dead. Dolefully sounds the bell. And at its summons all the old retainers of the abbot press to the gate, ...
4
Atheneum, Or, Spirit of the English Magazines
DOLEFULLY mourn ye I— the night raven screa mi And the moon will toon sink, as the morning gleams* Dolefully mourn ye ! for this is the hour, When the Kelpy is dancing in dingkd bower: And while he skips to the screech of the owl, He's no  ...
5
Ballads of archery, sonnets, &c
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James William Dodd (usher at Westminster sch.), 1818
6
The Lancashire Witches: A Romance of Pendle Forest
Dolefully sounds the bell. And the ghostly procession thrice tracks the four ambulatories of the cloisters, solemnly chanting a requiem for the dead. Dolefully sounds the bell. And at its summons all the old retainers of the abbot press to the gate, ...
William Harrison Ainsworth, 1849
7
Poems
Henry SHANKS. Whaur can my Jamie noo be ? Waefully, waefully! But echo answers, far o'er the sea, Hey, sing waefully! Dowfie and dowie at hame— Dolefully, dolefully— I Inaun sit i' the dumps by my lane, Hey, sing dolefully! Oh, had I but ...
Henry SHANKS, 1868
8
The Lancashire Witches (Illustrated)
Dolefully sounds the bell. And the ghostly procession thrice tracks the four ambulatories of the cloisters, solemnly chanting arequiem forthe dead. Dolefully sounds the bell. And at its summons all the old retainers of the abbot press to the gate, ...
William Harrison Ainsworth
9
A Barfield Sampler: Poetry and Fiction By Owen Barfield
HOW DOLEFULLY YOU RAKED INTO A BLAZE How dolefully you raked into a blaze The complicated ashes in this grate And fanned them with the handful of brief days When you were weak and I was fortunate! They creep into the room, the ...
Owen Barfield, Jeanne Clayton Hunter, Thomas Kranidas, 1993
10
A New English Dictionary of the English Language: A to K
HI Thus may I sene and plalne, alas My woful houre, and my disauenture That dolefully stond in the same caas. Chaucer. The Floure of Curtesie. I see right well now in my paines smert, There is no wound of so greuous dolour, Aa is the wound ...
Charles Richardson, 1836

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOLEFULLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dolefully is used in the context of the following news items.
1
From Crushing, Creation
It was difficult to miss the elaborate detailing on the ivory pieces as they marched dolefully to their fate like calves to the slaughter. From an ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
The peculiar pain of fantastic weather ... when you work indoors
Standing dolefully with your nose pressed against the glass watching strangers outside licking ice cream is not going to enhance your mood. «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
3
Las Vegas in 1961: A miracle wrought in the desert
It was also in 1955 that the conservatively statistical Wall Street Journal ran a series on Las Vegas, dolefully predicting economic collapse. «Las Vegas Sun, Jun 15»
4
Hate: The Default Emotion
Instead, we dolefully audit and scrutinize one another…desperately looking for differences and for reasons to fear and detest those around ... «Naples Herald, Jun 15»
5
Desperate House-Guys By Hannatu Musawa
However, despite the stupendous sum the lawmakers appropriate unto themselves; their output has serially, dolefully and exasperatingly failed ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jun 15»
6
Samar of Discontent: The joys of flying
The sights, and particularly the smells, of the motherland are dolefully absent on international flights. No aromatic curry odours or fragrant feet ... «The Indian Express, Jun 15»
7
Londoner's Diary: Harry Potter has made the books vanish
The manager of Platform 9¾ didn't return The Londoner's call, but Farah Taylor, manager of Watermark, dolefully told us it was indeed Harry ... «Evening Standard, Jun 15»
8
Desperate House-Guys
However, despite the stupendous sum the lawmakers appropriate unto themselves, their output has serially, dolefully and exasperatingly failed ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jun 15»
9
Penny Dreadful Season 2.8 Recap: Undead Seize the Day in …
"My blood thrilled to the lash," Malcolm recalls dolefully -- probably not the best poetic expression to use within earshot of his African servant. «WordandFilm.com, Jun 15»
10
A Pause In Global Warming? Not Really
Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman states it more dolefully in terms of climate change, “No amount of psychological ... «Forbes, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Dolefully [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dolefully>. May 2024 ».
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