Sorrowsome
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 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."
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More examples"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."
Etymology
From sorrow + -some. Compare Dutch zorgzaam (“careful; considerate”), German sorgsam (“careful”).