What does "wailful" mean?
Wailful: Sorrowful; mournful. " Like wailful widows." Spenser. "Wailful sonnets." Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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