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sorrowfully

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sor⋅row⋅ful

  [sor-uh-fuhl, sawr-]
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–adjective
1. full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.
2. showing or expressing sorrow; mournful; plaintive: a sorrowful song.
3. involving or causing sorrow; distressing: a sorrowful event.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME sorowful, OE sorgful. See sorrow, -ful

Related forms:
sor⋅row⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
sor⋅row⋅ful⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. unhappy, grieving. 2. melancholy. 3. piteous, heartbreaking.
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sor·row·ful   (sŏr'ō-fəl, -ə-fəl, sôr'-)   
adj.  Affected with, marked by, causing, or expressing sorrow. See Synonyms at sad.
sor'row·ful·ly adv., sor'row·ful·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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