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Webster 1913 Edition


Dolesome

Dole′some

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Adj.
Doleful; dismal; gloomy; sorrowful.
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Dole′some-ly
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adv.
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Dole′some-ness
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Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dolesome

DOLESOME

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Adj.
Gloomy; dismal; sorrowful; doleful.
The dolesome passage to th infernal sky.