Sorrowful (Adjective)
Meaning
Experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The faint smile on her face couldn't hide the sorrowful look in her eyes as she gazed at the old photograph of her late husband.
- The music was a sorrowful melody that seemed to captivate the entire audience with its haunting beauty.
- She listened to the sorrowful tale of her friend's struggles with cancer, her heart heavy with compassion and sympathy.
- The news of the natural disaster's devastating impact was sorrowful, leaving countless families without homes or hope.
- In her poem, she wrote about the sorrowful memories of a lost childhood, her words echoing the longing for a past that could never be relived.