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adjective • resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy adjective satellite • expressing sorrow often for something past | ||||
| 30% | 6 | Lamenting a past choice | ||
noun • sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment verb • feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about • feel sad about the loss or absence of • decline formally or politely • express with regret | ||||
| 30% | 9 | Bitterly lamenting over a past course of action | ||
adjective • feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone | ||||
Poetically Lamenting Something Past
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ELEGIAC which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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ELEGIAC
Updated: October 13, 2023
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