The adverb "dolefully" frequently imbues dialogue and narrative with a palpable sense of melancholy or resigned regret. Authors use it to qualify a speaker's tone or to underscore a somber atmosphere, as when a character laments a past decision or expresses rueful self-awareness (e.g., [1], [2]). In other instances, it colors an entire scene, suggesting a wistful or sorrowful mood through a character’s actions or the setting itself—consider the reflective journey toward Boston Harbor ([3]) or the forlorn sniff at a tree trunk ([4]). Its use ranges from underscoring tragic introspection to adding a subtle note of ironic humor in otherwise grim situations (as seen in passages like [5] and [6]), demonstrating the word’s versatility in conveying weighty emotional undercurrents.