sorrowful
Origin of sorrowful
1Other words for sorrowful
1 | unhappy, grieving |
2 | melancholy |
3 | piteous, heartbreaking |
Other words from sorrowful
- 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
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How to use sorrowful in a sentence
I can still remember the letter from Ambrose that the editor triumphantly - sorry, I meant sorrowfully - showed me.
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 BEASTHe 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; | VariousThen 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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