mournful
part of speech
adjective
meaning for a pupil
Mournful means full of sorrow or sadness, showing grief. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means sad and grieving, here the psalmist's grief for his enemies as if they were family. Interpretation: The psalm is read as showing a righteous person who prays and mourns for others even when they hurt him. In the primary lessons: in tales a person looks sad, or a sad sound is heard, as when someone has lost a loved one
examples
- I went about as though it had been my friend or my brother; I bowed down mournful, as one that mourneth for his mother. (Writings PSA.35.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- Why are you so mournful? she asks. tree →
- He looked very mournful after the game. tree →
- A mournful wind blew over the moor. tree →
note
nothing for maths; it describes a mood, not a count.
Trees and pragmatics
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