sorrowy
sorrowy adjective: sorrowful.
Adjective
sorrowy (comparative more sorrowy, superlative most sorrowy)
- Sorrowful.
- With rev’rence I approach’d a hoary seer,
Who, bending o’er his crutch, seem’d lost in woe,
And many a sigh and many a sorrowy tear,
Spoke plain as words “Ah! whither can I go?”1803, “The War-Torn Veteran”, in The Evening Post, reprinted in The Balance,, and Columbian Repository, Volume II, page 216
- With rev’rence I approach’d a hoary seer,
Forms of sorrowy
| comparative | more sorrowy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most sorrowy |
Origin of sorrowy
From Middle English sorowy, equivalent to sorrow + -y.
Questions about sorrowy
- What does sorrowy mean?
- Sorrowy means sorrowful.
- What part of speech is sorrowy?
- Sorrowy is an adjective.
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