dolesome

English

Etymology

From dole (“sorrow; grief”) +‎ -some.

Adjective

dolesome (comparative more dolesome, superlative most dolesome)

1. doleful; dismal; gloomy
   • 1973, Toni Morrison, Sula, Chatto & Windus (1993), page 17:

     The grandmother [...] raised her under the dolesome eyes of a multicoloured Virgin Mary.

Related terms

• dolesomely
• dolesomeness

References

• “dolesome”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.