[ adv ] in a mournful manner <adv.all> the young man stared into his glass mournfully
Mournful \Mourn"ful\, a. Full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning; grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous; as, a mournful person; mournful looks, tones, loss. -- {Mourn"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Mourn"ful*ness}, n.
One drawback to the post: "I guess that makes me a politician," he said, mournfully.
The boatman mournfully looked at our children and said: 'Yours are the first white children I have seen in five years.' Family trusts are usually very private things, handled discreetly by the old family solicitor and stockbroker.
The goose, attended by its mournfully honking mate, caught the eye of Wayne Wilson as he walked around a pond at Crowders Mountain State Park.