sorrowful

«sorrowful» in Mova's school dictionary: Feeling or showing great sadness — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (sorrowful, more sorrowful, most sorrowful); adverb sorrowfully

meaning for a pupil

1) Feeling or showing great sadness. tree →

2) Causing sadness. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and poems «sorrowful» is a stronger, more literary word than «sad»: a sorrowful face, sorrowful music. In church, the Sorrowful Mysteries are prayers Catholics say about Jesus's suffering. Teachers suggest it in writing to show deep grief.

examples

• The puppy gave a sorrowful look when we left. tree →
• She sang a sorrowful song about a lost love. tree →
• It was a sorrowful day when our school closed. tree →
• He shook his head sorrowfully. tree →
• The sorrowful music made Mum cry. tree →
• Catholics pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the rosary. tree →
• ‘Alas!’ sighed the youth, ‘I am very sorrowful. tree →

note

Adjective from «sorrow» + «-ful» (one l). Similar: sad, mournful, grief-stricken. Opposite: joyful.

In the corpora

• But the Rat thinks he sees a twinkle in Toad's sorrowful eye.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sorrowful» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.