sorrowful

[ sor-uh-fuhl, sawr- ]

See synonyms for: sorrowful sorrowfully sorrowfulness on Thesaurus.com

adjective

Origin of sorrowful

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

I can still remember the letter from Ambrose that the editor triumphantly - sorry, I meant sorrowfully - showed me.
David's Bookclub: Eisenhower in War and Peace | David Frum | December 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Romney manages to speak highly and sorrowfully of the freedom agenda, and thus to praise Bush.
Arab Spring Comment Was a Romney Love Letter to the Israeli Right Wing | Michael Tomasky | July 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
He was a dissident,” Havel told me sorrowfully “before he was a man.
Vaclav Havel Was Torn Between Socialism and Freedom | Geoffrey Robertson | December 22, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
"I have told you three times, my son, to shut the gate," said the gentleman sorrowfully.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | Various
Then she jumped down and sat on the floor, looking at the chair, and mewing sorrowfully.
The Nursery, January 1873, Vol. XIII. | Various

When it was given, he took it sorrowfully up in his arms and carried it away to the waiting troop.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles Morris
"Yes, I'll write," nodded Quentina, backing sorrowfully away.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch | Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
"It couldna ha'e been worse," said Jenny Maitland sorrowfully to her next door neighbor.
The Underworld | James C. Welsh

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