Meanings
adverbsorrowly (comparative more sorrowly, superlative most sorrowly)
comparative more sorrowly · superlative most sorrowly
- archaicpoeticwith sorrow, full of sorrow
Time passes sorrowly, rather than slowly; and my thoughts, without being amused, are employed.
1797, An English Lady, A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795,1 more example
Christie walked home very sadly and sorrowly; he was in no haste to meet old Treffy's anxious, inquiring eyes.
1874, Amy Catherine Walton, Christie's Old Organ
Origin
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sorrowly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorrowly
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