doleful

• Qui exprime la tristesse ou la mélancolie ; lamentable, lugubre.

Expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful.

1. Sad or mournfulC1formal

   Expressing sorrow or grief; filled with or causing sadness.

   triste et lugubre

   • The doleful expression on her face told me something was wrong.
   • He sang a doleful ballad about lost love.
   • The dog gave a doleful whine when its owner left.

   Synonymesdejecteddrearygloomylugubriousmelancholymournfulplaintiveruefulsorrowfulwoeful

   Antonymesblithecheerfulgleefulhappyjovialjoyfullightheartedmerry