† mournfulsn.
Obsolete. rare.
With the: low spirits, depression.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > fit of
gloominga1400
dumpa1535
mubble fubbles1589
mulligrubs1599
mumps1599
mood1609
blues1741
mopes1742
gloom1744
humdrums1757
dismals1764
horror1768
mournfuls1794
doldrum1811
doleful1822
glumps1825
jim-jams1896
katzenjammer1897
the sniffles1903
mopery1907
joes1916
woofits1918
cafard1924
jimmies1928
the blahs1969
downer1970
1794 T. Holcroft Love's Frailties iii. v. 37 Well, Charles; what still in the mournfuls?
1809 R. Cumberland John de Lancaster I. 136 You have cured me of the mournfuls.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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