SORROWFULLY

dolefully, sorrowfully

(adverb) with sadness; in a sorrowful manner; “his mother looked at him dolefully when he told her he had joined the Army”

sorrowfully

(adverb) in a sorrowful manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

sorrowfully (comparative more sorrowfully, superlative most sorrowfully)

In a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret.

Source: Wiktionary


SORROWFUL

Sor"row*ful, a. Etym: [OE. sorweful, AS. sorgful.]

1. Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed. "This sorrowful prisoner." Chaucer. My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death. Matt. xxvi. 38.

2. Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable; grievous; as, a sorrowful accident.

Syn.

– Sad; mournful; dismal; disconsolate; drear; dreary; grievous; lamentable; doleful; distressing.

– Sor"row*ful*ly, adv.

– Sor"row*ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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