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  • 11sorrowful — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. full of or marked by sorrow < a sorrowful good bye > 2. expressive of or inducing sorrow < sorrowful eyes > • sorrowfully adverb • sorrowfulness noun …

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  • 12sorrowful — sorrowfully, adv. sorrowfulness, n. /sor euh feuhl, sawr /, adj. 1. full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad. 2. showing or expressing sorrow; mournful; plaintive: a sorrowful song. 3. involving or causing sorrow; distressing: a sorrowful event.&#8230; …

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  • 13sorrowful — adjective 1) sorrowful eyes Syn: sad, unhappy, dejected, regretful, downcast, miserable, downhearted, despondent, despairing, disconsolate, desolate, glum, gloomy, doleful, dismal, melancholy, mournful …

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  • 14Sorrowful God — The Sorrowful God in Polish mythology is depicted in pre history sculpture sitting with his head in his hand, peaceful and contemplative. He is representative of the mature elder year god, unmasked, with the wisdom of a sage …

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  • 15sorrowful — adjective a) Of a person, full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed. sorrowful accident b) Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable; grievous …

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  • 16sorrowful — sor|row|ful [ˈsɔrəufəl US ˈsa:rou , ˈso: ] adj literary very sad ▪ a sorrowful expression &GT;sorrowfully adv ▪ A lot of damage has already been done, he said sorrowfully …

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  • 17sorrowful — sor|row|ful [ sɔroufl ] adjective LITERARY feeling, expressing, or causing sadness: sorrowful dark eyes ╾ sor|row|ful|ly adverb …

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  • 18sorrowful — adjective literary very sad: an old woman with a sorrowful expression sorrowfully adverb sorrowfulness noun (U) …

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  • 19sorrowful — UK [ˈsɒrəʊf(ə)l] / US [ˈsɔroʊf(ə)l] adjective literary feeling, expressing, or causing great sadness sorrowful dark eyes Derived word: sorrowfully adverb …

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  • 20sorrowful — sor•row•ful [[t]ˈsɒr ə fəl, ˈsɔr [/t]] adj. 1) feeling sorrow; grieved; sad 2) expressing sorrow; mournful: a sorrowful song[/ex] 3) causing sorrow; distressing • Etymology: bef. 900 sor′row•ful•ly, adv. sor′row•ful•ness, n …

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