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sorrowful

/ˈsɔɹoʊfəl/
adjective
  1. (of a person) exhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught.

  2. Producing sorrow; causing grief.

    "sorrowful accident"

Synonymsgrievous, lamentable, mournful

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