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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.

grieved, afflicted, sad, in sorrow, in mourning, depressed, dejected; see also sad 1. See syn. study at sad.

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?

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