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sorrowfully

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with sadness; in a sorrowful manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his mother looked at him dolefully when he told her he had joined the Army

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dolefully

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in a sorrowful manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sorwefully; by surface analysis, sorrowful + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: apesaradament — in a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret
  • Finnish: murheellisesti — in a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret
  • Finnish: surullisesti — in a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret
  • Hungarian: bánatosan — in a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret
  • Hungarian: búsan — in a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret
  • Central Kurdish: بەداخەوە (bedaxewe) — in a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret
  • Latin: dolenter — in a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret
  • Middle English: sorwefully — in a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret