dolefully
adverb
dolefully is spelled D-O-L-E-F-U-L-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, dolefully means “In a doleful manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dolefully?
| Letters | 9: D-O-L-E-F-U-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dolefully?
Dolefully appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of dolefully
- more dolefully comparative
- most dolefully superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dolefully mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a doleful manner
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dolefully come from?
From Middle English dolfully, dolefulliche, deolfulliche, equivalent to doleful + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).