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Meaning of dolesome | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
ˈdoʊlsəm

Definitions

Characterised or marked by sorrow and grief; doleful; dismal; gloomy.

Examples

“The grandmother [...] raised her under the dolesome eyes of a multicoloured Virgin Mary.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dolichocephalic dolichocephalous dolichocranial dolichoderine dolichoectatic dolichofacial

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