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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sor•row•ful (sor′ə fəl, sôr′-),USA pronunciation adj. - full of or feeling sorrow;
grieved; sad. - showing or expressing sorrow;
mournful; plaintive:a sorrowful song. - involving or causing sorrow;
distressing:a sorrowful event.
- Middle English sorowful, Old English sorgful. See sorrow, -ful bef. 900
sor′row•ful•ly, adv. sor′row•ful•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unhappy, grieving.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged melancholy.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged piteous, heartbreaking.
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