threnetic

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek θρηνητικός (thrēnētikós, “inclined to lament, querulous”). By surface analysis, threne +‎ -etic.

Adjective

threnetic (comparative more threnetic, superlative most threnetic)

1. Relating to a threne
2. sorrowful; mournful.

Synonyms

• threnetical

References

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

Anagrams

• Titchener