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sorrowful

[sor-uh-fuhl, sawr-]

adjective

full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.

showing or expressing sorrow; mournful; plaintive: a sorrowful song.

involving or causing sorrow; distressing: a sorrowful event.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English sorowful, Old English sorgful. See sorrow, -ful

Related forms

sor·row·ful·ly, adverb

sor·row·ful·ness, noun

o·ver·sor·row·ful, adjective

o·ver·sor·row·ful·ly, adverb

o·ver·sor·row·ful·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. unhappy, grieving. 2. melancholy. 3. piteous, heartbreaking.

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sorrow (ˈsɒrəʊ)

—n
1.	the characteristic feeling of sadness, grief, or regret associated with loss, bereavement, sympathy for another's suffering, for an injury done, etc
2.	a particular cause or source of regret, grief, etc
3.	Also called: sorrowing the outward expression of grief or sadness

—vb
4.	(intr) to mourn or grieve

[Old English sorg; related to Old Norse sorg, Gothic saurga, Old High German sworga]

'sorrower

—n

'sorrowful

—*adj*

'sorrowfully

—*adv*

'sorrowfulness

—n

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