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 Definitions of wailful  [ˈweɪl fəl]  

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Definition of 'wailful' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) wailful
mournful; plaintive.

Etymology:  (1535–45)

Definition of 'wailful' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) lamenting, wailing, wailful
vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression
"lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare
Definition of 'wailful' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) wailful
sorrowful; mournful

'wailful' - Nearby Entries  

waif  waikiki  wail  wailer  wailful  wailing  wailing wall  



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