Sorrowful
//ˈsɔɹoʊfəl//
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The word "sorrowful" can be used as adjective and adjective.
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anguished anguished bereaved bereft bitter bitter brokenhearted brokenhearted dolorous dolourous elegiac elegiac grief stricken grief-stricken grieving grievous heartbreaking heartbreaking heartbroken heartrending heartsick joyless lachrymose lachrymose lamenting lamenting lugubrious lugubrious mournful mourning plaintive plaintive sad sad sorrowing tearful tormented tortured unhappy wailful wailing weeping woebegone woebegone woeful
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