What does sorryful mean?
Sorryful means (rare) sorrowful.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(rare) sorrowful.
Troye was most sorryful for being unable to get along with the others.
Adam and Eve‥felt very sorryful for their departure from Eden and wished to return.
I think I have a method of remedying this sorryful condition. Let each Local elect three press secretaries.
It was Los Angeles' third power-play goal in four attempts. At that point, Vancouver's power play was a sorryful 1-for-9.
Use sorryful when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sorryful means (rare) sorrowful.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Troye was most sorryful for being unable to get along with the others.
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