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Meaning of mournsome | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Characterised by mourning; mournful

Examples

“Then there came a mellow noise, very low and mournsome, not a sound to be afraid of, but to long to know the meaning, with a soft rise of the hair.”
“I become the wind. I wind and wend my mournsome way, I thread the trees with keening.”
“I sat up an' squinted in the mournsome dim.”
““That sure sounds mournsome, ma'am. Who looked after you when you ran out of kin entire?””

CEFR level

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