adj
sorrowsome
Sorrowsome (adj) means Full of sadness; gloomy and unhappy.
adj
1
Full of sadness; gloomy and unhappy.
"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."
— Robert Dugger, Between Colors (2005)
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Etymology
Formed from sorrow and -some. Compare Dutch zorgzaam (“careful; considerate”) and German sorgsam (“careful”).
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What is the meaning of sorrowsome?
"sorrowsome" (adj) means full of sadness; gloomy and unhappy.
What is the opposite of sorrowsome?
Opposites of "sorrowsome" include happy, bright, jovial.
