/ Dictionary / Index S sorrowful: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sor•row•ful Pronunciation: (sor'u-ful, sôr'-), [key] — adj. full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad. showing or expressing sorrow; mournful; plaintive: a sorrowful song. involving or causing sorrow; distressing: a sorrowful event. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: sorrowful (Thesaurus) sorrow Sorrows of Young Werther, The* Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language