Word: doleful
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: dole
ful
Definition: Filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of 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.