What does wailful mean?
Definitions for wailful
ˈweɪl fəlwail·ful
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Princeton's WordNet
lamenting, wailing, wailfuladjective
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
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wailfuladjective
Sorrowful; mournful.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wailfuladjective
Sorrowful; mournful.
Etymology: from wail and full.
Lay lime to tangle her desires
By wailful sonnets, whose composed rhimes
Should be full fraught with serviceable vows. William Shakespeare.
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wailful
Wailful means characterized by or expressing intense sorrow, grief, or mourning; emitting or resembling a mournful, loud, and prolonged cry. It is often used to describe sounds, such as music or cries.
Webster Dictionary
Wailfuladjective
sorrowful; mournful
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wailful in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wailful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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