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- Dictionarysorrowful/ˈsɒrə(ʊ)f(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. feeling or showing grief: "she looked at him with sorrowful eyes" Similar Opposite
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adjective. literary uk / ˈsɒr.əʊ.f ə l / us / ˈsɔːr.ə.f ə l / Add to word list. very sad: With a sorrowful sigh she folded the letter and put it away. Synonyms. dejected. dolorous literary. sad (NOT HAPPY) Opposites. elated. joyful. jubilant. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty.
The meaning of SORROWFUL is full of or marked by sorrow. How to use sorrowful in a sentence.
Sorrowful definition: full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.. See examples of SORROWFUL used in a sentence.
adjective. literary us / ˈsɔːr.ə.f ə l / uk / ˈsɒr.əʊ.f ə l / Add to word list. very sad: With a sorrowful sigh she folded the letter and put it away. Synonyms. dejected. dolorous literary. sad (NOT HAPPY) Opposites. elated. joyful. jubilant. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty.
1. full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad. 2. showing or expressing sorrow; mournful; plaintive.
Use the adjective sorrowful to describe a sad feeling, especially when it involves grief or loss. You feel sorrowful when you lose someone you love.
noun. sor· row ˈsär- (ˌ)ō. ˈsȯr- Synonyms of sorrow. 1. a. : deep distress, sadness, or regret especially for the loss of someone or something loved. b. : resultant unhappy or unpleasant state. to their great sorrow they could not marry. 2. : a cause of grief or sadness. 3. : a display of grief or sadness. sorrow. 2 of 2. verb.