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单词 sorryful
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sorryfuladj.

Brit. /ˈsɒrɪfᵿl/, U.S. /ˈsɔrifəl/, /ˈsɑrifəl/
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: sorrowful adj.
Etymology: Originally a regional variant of sorrowful adj. (compare ζ. forms at that entry), apparently partly reanalysed as showing an independent formation < sorry adj. + -ful suffix.
rare (chiefly U.S.).
Sorrowful; sorry.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > [adjective] > characterized by sorrow
sadc1400
languorousc1475
tragicala1700
melpomenish1801
sorryful1821
tragic1848
1821 Relig. Intelligencer (New-Haven, Conn.) 13 Oct. 319/1 Adam and Eve..felt very sorryful for their departure from Eden and wished to return.
1866 A. J. Grayson Let. 11 July in Zoe (1891) 2 43 But I will no longer trouble you with my sorryful complainings.
1920 Jrnl. Electr. Workers & Operators Aug. 815/1 I think I have a method of remedying this sorryful condition. Let each Local elect three press secretaries.
1993 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 30 Dec. d7 It was Los Angeles' third power-play goal in four attempts. At that point, Vancouver's power play was a sorryful 1-for-9.
2006 D. Lewis How Big is Your Faith (2008) xii. 145 For their many years of service Williamson employees received a nicely written sorryful and apologetic letter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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