2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Sorrowful \Sor"row*ful\, a. [OE. sorweful, AS. sorgful.] 1. Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed. "This sorrowful prisoner." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death. --Matt. xxvi. 38. [1913 Webster] 2. Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable; grievous; as, a sorrowful accident. [1913 Webster] Syn: Sad; mournful; dismal; disconsolate; drear; dreary; grievous; lamentable; doleful; distressing. [1913 Webster] -- {Sor"row*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Sor"row*ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: sorrowfully adv 1: in a sorrowful manner 2: with sadness; in a sorrowful manner; "his mother looked at him dolefully when he told her he had joined the Army" [syn: {dolefully}]
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