sorrowfully
In sad manner
Sorrowfully means in a manner expressing grief or sadness: She shook her head sorrowfully.
The word suggests visible or audible signs of sorrow—a sorrowful sigh, a sorrowful glance.
It appears more often in written narrative than in speech.
In a sorrowful manner
- dolefullyIn a mournful way
- forlornlyIn hopeless sadness
- despondentlyIn a hopeless manner
- gloomilyIn a dejected manner
dejectedly · downcast · heavy-hearted · blue · morose · pensive · somber · lugubrious
Deprived by death
- mourningPeriod following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
heartache · anguish · grieving · inconsolable · bereft · keening · wailing · weeping
With sorrowful self-reproach
- apologeticallyIn a sorry manner
- contritelyWith guilt and regret
- penitentlyWith sincere regret
- guiltilyIn a self-blaming manner
ruefully · repentantly · shamefacedly · ashamedly · conscience-stricken · chagrined · abashed · mortified
In serious manner
- somberlyIn a sad, serious manner
- reverentlyWith profound respect
- pensivelyIn a reflective manner
- contemplativelyIn a reflective manner
subdued · dignified · earnestly · respectfully · reflectively · quietly · soberly · seriously
sadly
In a sorrowful manner
- dolefullyIn a mournful way
- forlornlyIn hopeless sadness
- despondentlyIn a hopeless manner
gloomily · dejectedly · downcast · heavy-hearted · blue · morose · pensive · somber · lugubrious · plaintively
bereaved
Deprived by death
- mourningPeriod following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- bereavementState following loss
loss · heartache · anguish · grieving · inconsolable · bereft · keening · wailing · weeping · tearfully
remorsefully
With sorrowful self-reproach
- apologeticallyIn a sorry manner
- contritelyWith guilt and regret
- penitentlyWith sincere regret
guiltily · ruefully · repentantly · shamefacedly · ashamedly · conscience-stricken · chagrined · abashed · mortified · remorsefulness
gravely
In serious manner
- somberlyIn a sad, serious manner
- reverentlyWith profound respect
- pensivelyIn a reflective manner
contemplatively · subdued · dignified · earnestly · respectfully · reflectively · quietly · soberly · seriously · ceremoniously
sorrowfullyjoyfully
With great pleasure
happily · gladly · joyously · cheerfully · blissfully
sorrowfullyindifferently
Without preference or concern
impassively · stoically · unconcernedly · nonchalantly · dispassionately