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sorrowly

sorrowly adverb: with sorrow, full of sorrow.

Adverb

sorrowly (comparative more sorrowly, superlative most sorrowly)

  1. (archaic, poetic) with sorrow, full of sorrow
    • Time passes sorrowly, rather than slowly; and my thoughts, without being amused, are employed.1797, An English Lady, A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795
    • Christie walked home very sadly and sorrowly; he was in no haste to meet old Treffy's anxious, inquiring eyes.1874, Amy Catherine Walton, Christie's Old Organ

Forms of sorrowly

comparativemore sorrowly
superlativemost sorrowly

Origin of sorrowly

From sorrow + -ly.

Questions about sorrowly

What does sorrowly mean?
Sorrowly means with sorrow, full of sorrow.
What part of speech is sorrowly?
Sorrowly is an adverb.

Words near sorrowly in the dictionary

  1. sorrowing
  2. sorrowingly
  3. sorrowings
  4. sorrowless
  5. sorrowlessness
  6. sorrowly
  7. sorrows
  8. sorrowsome
  9. sorrowy
  10. sorrs
  11. sorry

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