dernful

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/ˈdɜː(ɹ)nfəl/

adjective

secret, lonely, sad, or mournful

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Meanings

adjectivedernful (comparative more dernful, superlative most dernful)

comparative more dernful · superlative most dernful

  1. obsoletepoeticsecret, lonely, sad, or mournful

    dernful noise

    1595, Edmund Spenser, The Mourning Muse of Thestylis
    1 more example

    dernful alley

    1886, George Moore, A Drama in Muslin

Origin

From dern + -ful.

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APA

dernful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dernful

MLA

“dernful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dernful. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dernful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dernful.

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