1. (a.) Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed.

2. (a.) Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable; grievous; as, a sorrowful accident.

Jeremianic affecting afflicted afflictive aggrieved anguished bitter bleak blue careworn cheerless comfortless complaining crestfallen dejected deplorable depressed depressing depressive discomforting disconsolate disheartened dismal dismaying dispirited distressful distressing doleful dolorific dolorogenic dolorous downcast dreary dumb with grief faultfinding fretful gloomy grief-stricken griefful grieved grievous hapless heartsick howling in grief in the doldrums inconsolable joyless lamentable lamentive lugubrious melancholy miserable moanful mournful moving painful pathetic peevish petulant piteous pitiable plaintive plangent plunged in grief poignant puling querulous regretful regrettable rueful ruthful sad saddening sharp sore sorrow-laden sorrow-stricken sorrowed sorrowing sorry tearful touching troublous ululant uncomfortable unfortunate unhappy unlucky wailful whimpering whining whiny woebegone woeful wretched