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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Sitfully, adv. [Sitfull adj.] Sorrowfully, mournfully. —c1475 Wall. vii 1243.
To Dunbar the twa chyftanys couth pas, Full sitfully [L. sytefull, c.1, c.2 spytefull], for thar gret contrar cas
