unjoyful en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + joyful.
Meanings
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Not joyful; unhappy; joyless; sad.
One night, nevertheless, in the splendour of one such scene, he sees himself suddenly apostrophised by a squalid unjoyful Figure, who has come in uninvited, nay despite of all lackeys ; an unjoyful Figure !
1871, Thomas Carlyle, The guillotine - Page 55:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unjoyful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unjoyful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |