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sorrowful

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sor·row·ful  (sr-fl, --fl, sôr-)
adj.
Affected with, marked by, causing, or expressing sorrow. See Synonyms at sad.

sorrow·ful·ly adv.
sorrow·ful·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13
unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"
joyless - not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings"
joyful - full of or producing joy; "make a joyful noise"; "a joyful occasion"

sorrowful
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sorrowful [ˈsɒrəfʊl] ADJafligido, triste, apenado
sorrowful [ˈsɒrəʊfʊl] adjtriste
sorrowful
adj, sorrowfully
advtraurig
sorrowful [ˈsɒrəʊfʊl] adjaddolorato/a, triste


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A MAN died leaving a large estate and many sorrowful relations who claimed it.
Burying my head in my arms I turned, broken, and sorrowful, down the trail from the cave.
Yet still, ever after that sorrowful day, Whenever the Butcher was by, The Beaver kept looking the opposite way, And appeared unaccountably shy.
 
 
 
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