sorrowsome
sorrowsome adjective: marked by sorrow; sad; dreary; sorrowful.
Adjective
sorrowsome (comparative more sorrowsome, superlative most sorrowsome)
- Marked by sorrow; sad; dreary; sorrowful
- The note strikes the young artist curiously, but just then the squeaky elevator arrives with a sorrowsome ding and she is distracted by its squawking doors and a grumbling old lady with a shopping bag.2005, Robert Dugger, Between Colors
- Then He too laughing asks me “Why so pale And sorrow-some? [...]”2011, Omar Khayyam, A. P Briggs, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
- Synonyms:
- sorrowful, sorrow-ridden, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue, bummed out, chapfallen, cheerless
Synonyms of sorrowsome
- sorrowful
- sorrow-ridden
- atrabiliary
- atrabilious
- blitheless
- dispirited
- blue
- bummed out
- chapfallen
- cheerless
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Forms of sorrowsome
| comparative | more sorrowsome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most sorrowsome |
| alternative form | sorrow-some |
Origin of sorrowsome
From sorrow + -some. Compare Dutch zorgzaam (“careful; considerate”), German sorgsam (“careful”).
Questions about sorrowsome
- What does sorrowsome mean?
- Sorrowsome means marked by sorrow; sad; dreary; sorrowful.
- What part of speech is sorrowsome?
- Sorrowsome is an adjective.
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