mournfully

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We was all still ag'in—and we all heerd a moanin' 'at was sadder'n the wind—sounded mournfuller to me,—'cause I knowed it in a minute, and I whispered, "Little Annie."

From Neghborly Poems and Dialect Sketches by Riley, James Whitcomb

We was all still again—and we all heerd a moanin' 'at was sadder 'n the wind—sounded mournfuller to me 'cause I knowed it in a minute, and I whispered, "Little Annie."

From Pipes O'Pan at Zekesbury by Riley, James Whitcomb

"I don't reckon I ever seen no mournfuller sight than that!" he declared.

From The Trail Horde by Seltzer, Charles Alden

Such a time come to me, when the wind was more mournfuller than usual in the trees, and the clouds scudded along overhead, casting peculiar shadders.

From Humorous Ghost Stories by Scarborough, Dorothy

I ain't never seen no mournfuller sight than them folks sneakin' away from the station.

From The Trail Horde by Seltzer, Charles Alden