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BNC: 23064 COCA: 19887

sorrowful

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
sorrowful /ˈsɑrəfəl/ adjective
sorrowful
/ˈsɑrəfəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of SORROWFUL
[more sorrowful; most sorrowful] formal + literary
: feeling or showing sadness : full of sorrow悲痛的;伤心的

— sorrowfully

adverb
BNC: 23064 COCA: 19887

sorrowful

adjective

sor·​row·​ful ˈsär-(ˌ)ō-fəl How to pronounce sorrowful (audio)
-ə-fəl,
ˈsȯr-
1
: full of or marked by sorrow
a sorrowful goodbye
2
: expressive of or inducing sorrow
sorrowful eyes
sorrowfully
ˈsär-(ˌ)ō-f(ə-)lē How to pronounce sorrowful (audio)
-ə-f(ə-)lē
ˈsȯr-
adverb
sorrowfulness
ˈsär-(ˌ)ō-fəl-nəs How to pronounce sorrowful (audio)
-ə-fəl-
ˈsȯr-
noun

Example Sentences

adopted a sorrowful tone of voice to read the news story about the former governor's death the cult seemed to be a sorrowful assemblage of emotionally scarred people seeking love and redemption
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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sorrowful was before the 12th century
BNC: 23064 COCA: 19887

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