Meaning

1 senses
  1. In a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret.

    in a sorrowful manner

Examples

11 sentences
  1. The sons sorrowfully buried their mother.

    ruСыновья со скорбью похоронили свою мать. — Balamax

  2. The sons sorrowfully buried their parents.

  3. The sons sorrowfully buried their father.

  4. The mother sorrowfully buried her son.

  5. The father sorrowfully buried his son.

    deDer Vater begrub seinen Sohn, von Gram erfüllt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more sorrowfully, most sorrowfully
Comparativemore sorrowfully Lesson
Superlativemost sorrowfully

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • with sadness; in a sorrowful manner:dolefully

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsorrowful

See also

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