1. in a sad, mournful, or sorrowful manner

Examples

• She gazed dolefully out the window at the rain.
• He spoke dolefully about the loss of his childhood home.
• The dog looked up at me dolefully when I left for work.
• The old man sighed dolefully as he recalled his past mistakes.
• The music played dolefully, filling the room with melancholy.
• She dolefully admitted that she had failed the exam.