sorrowfully

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sorrowfully

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

adverb more sorrowfully · most sorrowfully

  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.

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@misc{sorrowfully_2026,
  title = {sorrowfully},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sorrowfully},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}