Word: dolefully
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: dole
ful
ly
Definition: In a doleful manner; filled with or evoking sadness
Morphemes:
Affix: dole
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A Sorrow or grief; dolour.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: doleo
Language: la
Decoded: doleo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I grieve for, lament, deplore
Affix: -ful
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns. Full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.