weariful

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His piercing black eyes seemed large and soft; the expression of his dark face was one of weariful helplessness, yet of schooled patience.

From The Sign of the Spider by Mitford, Bertram

The bridle-path is partly paved with rough cobblestones, hard and slippery, which make the going weariful.

From Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit by Van Dyke, Henry

"I would grant you whatever you ask," she murmured, in a weariful tone.

From Hand and Ring by Green, Anna Katharine

I have all but passed your house to-day—with an Italian friend, from Rome, whom I must go about with a little on weariful sight seeing, so I shall earn Friday.

From The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 by Browning, Robert

With a weariful sigh Mona turned away from the window; then, opening her dressing bag, she took out a small bottle and held it to the light.

From A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance by Mitford, Bertram