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tristful definition

trist·ful (trist′fəl)

adjective

Archaic sad; sorrowful; melancholy

Etymology: LME trystefull < trist, sad (< OFr triste < L tristis: see tristeza) + -ful, -ful

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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