"sorrowsome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more sorrowsome [comparative], most sorrowsome [superlative]
Etymology: From sorrow + -some. Compare Dutch zorgzaam (“careful; considerate”), German sorgsam (“careful”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sorrow|some}} sorrow + -some, {{cog|nl|zorgzaam||careful; considerate}} Dutch zorgzaam (“careful; considerate”), {{cog|de|sorgsam||careful}} German sorgsam (“careful”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} sorrowsome (comparative more sorrowsome, superlative most sorrowsome)
  1. Marked by sorrow; sad; dreary; sorrowful Synonyms: sorrowful, sorrow-ridden, sad, sorrow-some
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