Other Words from sorrowful

sorrowfully \ ˈsär-(ˌ)ō-f(ə-)lē

, -ə-f(ə-)lē , ˈsȯr- \ adverb

sorrowfulness \ ˈsär-(ˌ)ō-fəl-nəs

, -ə-fəl- , ˈsȯr- \ noun

Examples of sorrowful in a Sentence

adopted a sorrowful tone of voice to read the news story about the former governor's death the cult seemed to be a sorrowful assemblage of emotionally scarred people seeking love and redemption

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