sorrowful (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
examples sorrowful widows
a sorrowful tale of death and despair
sorrowful news
even in laughter the heart is sorrowful Proverbs 14:13
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Also see joyless; unhappy
Derivationally related form sorrowful → sorrowfulness
Derivationally related form sorrowful → sorrowfulness
Antonym sorrowful → joyful
Similar to anguished, tormented, tortured; bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a), sorrowing(a); bitter; brokenhearted, heartbroken, heartsick; dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping; elegiac; grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending; lamenting, wailing, wailful; lugubrious; mournful, plaintive; sad; woebegone, woeful
Incoming links
Also see unhappy; joyless
Antonym joyful → sorrowful
Similar to anguished, tormented, tortured; bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a), sorrowing(a); bitter; brokenhearted, heartbroken, heartsick; dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping; elegiac; grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending; lamenting, wailing, wailful; lugubrious; mournful, plaintive; sad; woebegone, woeful
Derived from adjective sorrowfully → sorrowful
Derived from adjective sorrowfully → sorrowful
Derivationally related form sorrowfulness → sorrowful
Derivationally related form sorrowfulness → sorrowful

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