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Definition of Tristfully
1. adv. In a tristful manner; sadly.
Definition of Tristfully
1. Adverb. In a tristful manner; sadly. ¹
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Definition of Tristfully
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tristfully
Literary usage of Tristfully
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Metropolitan (1844)
"The cavaliers were compelled to wheel round, and, slowly ami tristfully, to direct
their horses' heads towards the Hotel de Ville. The people followed them ..."
2. Annals of the Liverpool Stage, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by R. J. Broadbent (1908)
"... kindly wrong, Thinks gath'ring grief must vanish at a song, Then Gibson's face
so tristfully is hung, And holds such hum'rous combat with his tongue, ..."