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trist·ful
(trĭst′fəl)adj.
Sorrowful; gloomy.
[Middle English : triste, sad; see triste + -ful, -ful.]
trist′ful·ly adv.
trist′ful·ness n.
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trist•ful
(ˈtrɪst fəl)adj.
full of sadness; sorrowful.
[1485–95; obsolete trist sad, gloomy (< Old French triste < Latin tristis) + -ful]
trist′ful•ly, adv.
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tristful
- Means "full of melancholy or sadness."See also related terms for melancholy.
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tristful
adjectiveIn low spirits:
blue, dejected, depressed, desolate, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, dull, dysphoric, gloomy, heavy-hearted, low, melancholic, melancholy, sad, spiritless, unhappy, wistful.
Idiom: down at the mouth.
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