sighful [sahy-fuh l] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- mournful; sorrowful: a sighful ballad.
Origin of sighful First recorded in 1600–10; sigh + -ful Related formssigh·ful·ly, adverb Examples from the Web for sighful Historical Examples of sighful
This made her poutish and reproachfully silent to Elizabeth, and sighful and whimsical to herself.
Robert Neilson Stephens
The music was faint and sweet, with the sighful quality of an Æolian harp.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume III. (of X.)
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