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sorrowed

sorrowed adjective: made sad, caused to feel sorrow. Also the simple past and past participle of sorrow.

Adjective

sorrowed

  1. Made sad, caused to feel sorrow.
    • I was sorrowed to hear of your loss.

Also used as

sorrowed is also the simple past and past participle of sorrow.

Words formed from sorrowed

Questions about sorrowed

What does sorrowed mean?
Sorrowed means made sad, caused to feel sorrow.
What part of speech is sorrowed?
Sorrowed is an adjective.

Words near sorrowed in the dictionary

  1. sorriness
  2. sorrisome
  3. sorrow
  4. sorrow-ridden
  5. sorrowe
  6. sorrowed
  7. sorrower
  8. sorrowers
  9. sorrowes
  10. sorrowest
  11. sorroweth

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