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triste

 (trēst)
adj.
Sad; wistful.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tristis.]
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triste

(triːst) or

tristful

adj
archaic words for sad
[from French]
ˈtristfully adv
ˈtristfulness n
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triste

(trist)

adj.
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
[French]
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"Je suis triste," said Valentin, with Gallic simplicity.
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