sorrowfully
1
4.6
- adverb
- /ˈsɔroʊfəlɪ/
:
tristemente
- The child looked at the broken toy sorrowfully, wishing it could be fixed.
- said sorrowfully
- sighed sorrowfully
- looked at her sorrowfully
Examples
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Then he lowered his head and said sorrowfully, "Listen, foreman!"
Fiction book (1992) -
Freda continues crying and reaching for her mother. Morwen looks after them sorrowfully.
Fiction book (2002) -
One of the women said sorrowfully, "What kind of an act is this?"
Fiction book (1992) -
"Not to spite you," I said quickly, sorrowfully.
Fiction book (1995) -
"Ah, a widow," Mr. Ghosh said sorrowfully, closed his eyes and sat back.
Fiction book (2002) -
Senator Lambertino said almost sorrowfully, "This is dire; the consequences are severe."
Fiction book (1990) -
Sara shut her grandmother's eyes more sorrowfully than she'd have thought, pulled the blanket over her, and stood up.
Fiction book (1993) -
"I have her calmed down a bit, but she's still trembling badly," he said sorrowfully.
Fiction book (1999) -
Buster, coated with snow and icicles hanging from his lip, watched sorrowfully.
Fiction book (1997) -
"I don't know anything about planting tulip bulbs," I say sorrowfully.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
53
1.0
In an unhappy way because you feel upset
15
1.3
In a sad or regretful way
13
3.8
Saying something while feeling sorry, often when you tell bad news
11
6.9
In a way that shows you feel sorry about something you did
9
3.2
With tears to show that someone feels sad
6
5.8
In a sad, quiet way that shows someone is unhappy
4
4.7
In a sad way that shows grief
4
6.7
In a sad, soft way that sounds like crying
3
5.5
In a serious and sad way
3
4.1
In a sad way that shows no hope
2
6.5
In a sad, disappointed way
1
7.2
In a sad way that shows you are unhappy
1
8.3
In a way that shows someone crying with short noisy breaths
In a very sad way
In a sad and thoughtful way
In a very sad, gloomy way
In a way that shows someone is crying
In a way that shows tears and deep sadness
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sorrowfully comes from the simple word sorrow, which means 'deep sadness', with -ful meaning 'full of' and -ly turning it into a way of acting, so sorrowfully means doing something 'in a sad or regretful way'.