doleful
dohl fuhl
- s filled with or evoking sadness
the child's doleful expression
- He quickly knocked out a doleful melody and a set of lyrics that were soon replaced by those of a rival lyricist: I've still that affection which I had for you;.
- One can shows a blank-looking white teenager with a doleful gaze and bags beneath his eyes.
- But nothing guarantees that doleful outlook surely not the geological gift of massive resources.