Meaning

1 senses

  1. Marked by sorrow; sad; dreary; sorrowful

Origin

From sorrow + -some. Compare Dutch zorgzaam (“careful; considerate”), German sorgsam (“car

From sorrow + -some. Compare Dutch zorgzaam (“careful; considerate”), German sorgsam (“careful”).

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Forms

more sorrowsome, most sorrowsome
Comparativemore sorrowsome Lesson
Superlativemost sorrowsome Lesson

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Synonyms

86 synonyms
blueA1dampB1depressedB1dismalC1downB2dullB1forlornC2gloomyB2glumC1lowA2melancholyC2miserableB1moodyB2mournfulB2

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sororitysorrowB1sorrowfulsorryA1
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