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Definition of Groanful
1. a. Agonizing; sad.
Definition of Groanful
1. Adjective. (obsolete) agonizing; sad ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Groanful
1. full of groans [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Groanful
Literary usage of Groanful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, Thomas Shaw Brandreth (1846)
"... spread The Sun's sharp blaze ; nor did a cloud appear On plain or hill; and
they at leisure fought, Escaping from each other's groanful darts, Far off; ..."
2. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1908)
"64 groanful is this outcry of the sorrowing Jew. From year to year he repeats
his inspiring slogan, hoping that some day he will return into the land of his ..."
3. Hellenic Civilization by George Willis Botsford (1915)
"As for that shield, good riddance! another time I shall acquire one that will
not be worse.4 9. groanful troubles lamenting, O Pericles,5 ..."
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