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Sorrowful

/sˈɑroʊfəl/
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(adj) exhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught; sad. (of a person)

She looks sorrowful and forlorn.
In hard times, in sorrowful times, let's try doing something for other people.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The artist's painting depicted a ____ scene of a lonely figure standing in the rain at twilight.

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