sorrowful
pronunciation
How to pronounce sorrowful in British English:
UK [ˈsɒrəʊfl]
How to pronounce sorrowful in American English:
US [ˈsɑroʊfl]
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- Adjective:
- experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
Word Origin
- sorrowful (adj.)
- Old English sorgful "sad, anxious, careful; distressing, doleful;" see sorrow (n.) + -ful. Related: Sorrowfully; sorowfulness.
Example
- 1. And I 'm sorrowful because I 'm no longer the greatest illusionist .
- 2. That sorrowful door to the past needs to be shut .
- 3. God is right there with the people who are grieving and sorrowful .
- 4. She 's led a colorful yet sorrowful existence here in the united states .
- 5. She would have melted a rock , so beautiful and sorrowful was she ; but bluebeard had a heart harder than any rock !