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单词 mournful-like
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mournful-likeadj.

Brit. /ˈmɔːnfᵿlˌlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɔrnfəlˌlaɪk/, Scottish English /ˈmurnfəlˌlʌik/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mournful adj., -like suffix.
Etymology: < mournful adj. + -like suffix.
Scottish and U.S.
Mournful, sad.
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1638 A. Henderson Serm., Prayers & Pulpit Addresses (1867) 200 Sandy deserts that are brunt up for want of rain, & looks mournful-like till they get it.
1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 754 A solemn, raised gaze, something mournful-like I thocht.
1868 Galaxy Aug. 154 The sound o' the water ripplin' on the shore there makes me mournful like.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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