sorrowful Definition
sor·row·ful (--ə fəl)
adjective
full of sorrow; feeling, causing, or expressing sorrow
Etymology: ME soruful < OE sorgful
sorrowful Related Forms
sor′·row·fully adverb
sor′·row·ful·ness noun
sorrowful Synonyms
sorrowful
modif.
sorrowful Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- away: The latter is blown away with a single word: He went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions ( Mat.
- very: We entered the car wearied with labor, and very sorrowful.
- so: Then the dolphin disappears, and everyone is so sorrowful they take out a boat to find him.
- exceedingly: Then saith He unto them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death.
- not: Be not sorrowful, O heart, at this oppression of enemies, And think on this, that the Sweetheart is judge.
- too: Sa(h)m exhorts the other giants to cheer up and eat but they are too sorrowful to eat and instead fall asleep.
Modifies a noun
- mystery: The Gospels give great prominence to the sorrowful mysteries of Christ.
- look: As a whole, Where The Past Meets Today is a sorrowful look into the experiences of the broken-hearted.
- expression: What remains, however, is the deeply sorrowful expression on Ichi's face at the death of his old friend.
- heart: Some, with sorrowful hearts, fled beyond the seas.
- state: I, for one, am going to fight against this sorrowful state of modern Christianity.
- day: Our hearts are with you on this sad and sorrowful day.
Used with adjective complement
- exceed: And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him Lord, is it I?
- go: The latter is blown away with a single word: He went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions ( Mat.
- become: Have we become so sorrowful of what we are not, that we have lost sight of what God has called us to be?
Browse dictionary entries near sorrowful
- ‹ sorrow
- ‹ Sorrento
- ‹ sorrel tree
- ‹ sorrel
- ‹ sorption
- ‹ sorosis
- ‹ Soros, George
- ‹ sorority
- ‹ sororicide
- ‹ sororate

