griefful

G2R1I1E1F4F4U1L1

adjective

Expressing or full of grief; painful.

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Meanings

adjectivegriefful (comparative more griefful, superlative most griefful)

comparative more griefful · superlative most griefful

  1. archaicExpressing or full of grief; painful.

    each the other gan with passion great, / And griefull pittie priuately bemone.

    1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.i

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
achesomeachingachybereavedhurthurtypainedpainfilledpainfulsmartfulsmartingsoresuffering

Origin

From grief + -ful.

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APA

griefful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/griefful

MLA

“griefful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/griefful. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “griefful,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/griefful.

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