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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sor-uh-fuhl, sawr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɒr ə fəl, ˈsɔr- |
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Définition of sorrowful
Origin :- Old English sorgful "sad, anxious, careful; distressing, doleful;" see sorrow (n.) + -ful. Related: Sorrowfully; sorowfulness.
- adj very upset; grieving
- The meeting between the two friends was as joyful as their parting had been sorrowful.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- But, while he was in this sorrowful mood, he heard a voice close beside him.
- Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Never never had he forgotten his father's sorrowful and upbraiding look.
- Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- His listening attitude had a sort of angular and sorrowful grace.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- And Caleb plodded up the stairs after her with his head down, amazed and sorrowful.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- Before it had been grave and stern and bitter; now it was sorrowful instead.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- As she and I were great friends, she confided to me her observations and her sorrowful disdain.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- He was a good stout knight, but sorrowful of face and downcast of mien.
- Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
- "I have no hope," said Mr. Lorry, in a low and sorrowful whisper.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- At this his sorrowful forehead was more sorrowful than ever.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
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