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The state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty. dolesome adj.— Recently Uploaded Slideshows
I fear you'll be very dolesome there.— The Small House at Allington
The dolesome realms of darkness and of death!— The Odyssey
What He graciously covers with darkness dolesome!— Rampolli
What he graciously covers with darkness dolesome!— The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2
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