sorrowful
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sor·row·ful
(sŏr′ō-fəl, -ə-fəl, sôr′-)adj.
1. Feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow. See Synonyms at sad.
2. Causing sorrow: sorrowful news.
sor′row·ful·ly adv.
sor′row·ful·ness n.
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sor•row•ful
(ˈsɒr ə fəl, ˈsɔr-)adj.
1. feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.
2. expressing sorrow; mournful: a sorrowful song.
3. causing sorrow; distressing.
[before 900]
sor′row•ful•ly, adv.
sor′row•ful•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | sorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13 unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad" joyless - not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings" joyful - full of or producing joy; "make a joyful noise"; "a joyful occasion" |
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sorrowful
adjective sad, unhappy, miserable, sorry, depressed, painful, distressed, grieving, dismal, afflicted, melancholy, tearful, heartbroken, woeful, mournful, dejected, rueful, lugubrious, wretched, disconsolate, doleful, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), woebegone, piteous, sick at heart His father's face looked suddenly soft and sorrowful.
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sorrowful
adjective1. Full of or expressive of sorrow:
2. Causing sorrow or regret:
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sorrow
(ˈsorəu) noun (something which causes) pain of mind or grief. He felt great sorrow when she died.pena, pesar, dolor
ˈsorrowful adjectiveˈsorrowfully adverbˈsorrowfulness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
sorrowful
a. apenado-a, afligido-a, apesadumbrado-a, adolorido-a.
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