SORROWFULLY Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

sorrowfully

adverb

Definition of sorrowfully

as in bitterly

with feelings of bitterness or grief in a sorrowfully worded statement she announced that she was dropping out of the race for governor

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Recent Examples of sorrowfully Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025

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Landowners and business owners in the Big Bend region, environmentalists and others who’ve opposed the construction project were bitterly disappointed with the court’s decision.

— Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
By the time September winds down, Hester is on a timetable all her own, out of synch with her family, detached from its cares, paradoxically and bitterly free.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of bitterly

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Fra Fee, as Joe, has a slightly harder task, since his role is almost entirely reactive; while Ethan bangs on mournfully about, effectively, the dangers of shagging your brother’s wife — well, who would have thought?

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026
Mayfield watched mournfully in his kitchen while the rest of the family sat in the living room with the big screen next to a Christmas tree.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

Definition of mournfully

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One problem is that two of the main suspects are too painfully obvious to be guilty, while the real culprit is easy to guess, well before Charlie turns up to provide answers.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2026
While the revolving timelines are certainly intriguing, the bloated cast, utterly confusing storylines and clumsy dialogue make for a painfully puzzling watch.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Nov. 2026

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