1. full of wailing; expressing grief or distress through crying or lamenting
Usage: literary; archaic

Examples

• The wailful cries of the mourners echoed through the cemetery.
• She sang a wailful ballad about lost love.
• The wind made a wailful sound through the bare trees.
• His wailful voice conveyed deep sorrow.
• The poem captured the wailful nature of her grief.