Sorrowful Definition & Meaning
sorrowful
- adjective
- experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs
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- What does sorrowful mean?
- experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13
- What part of speech is sorrowful?
- Sorrowful is an adjective.
- How many definitions does sorrowful have?
- Sorrowful has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).