Sorrowfully

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret.

    "They sent a pleasant and refreshing fragrance far around, and shook sorrowfully the leaves of their white flowers over the reflected picture of the landscape in the mirror of the lake, which on all sides was surrounded by pine trees and mossy cliffs."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with sadness; in a sorrowful manner wordnet
  2. 2
    in a sorrowful manner wordnet

Synonyms

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compunctiouslydolefullygrievouslymournfullymournfullyplaintively

Example

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"The sons sorrowfully buried their mother."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sorwefully; by surface analysis, sorrowful + -ly.

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