1. (a.) Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; -- now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly often used to express deeper feeling.

2. (a.) Melancholy; dismal; gloomy; mournful.

3. (a.) Poor; mean; worthless; as, a sorry excuse.

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