Hard and Sorrowfully

Hard

Hard adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: took the news of their grandfather's death hard

Sorrowfully and hard are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sorrowfully" instead an adverb "Hard".

Nearby Words: harden, hardship, hardy, hardly, hardness

Sorrowfully

Sorrowfully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: in a sorrowfully worded statement she announced that she was dropping out of the race for governor

Hard and sorrowfully are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard" instead an adverb "Sorrowfully".

Nearby Words: sorrow, sorrowful, sorrowed, sorrowing

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Moulin Rouge! Downer Ending: Since the movie opens with the main character sorrowfully saying "The woman I love...d is... dead", it's not hard to guess where this will go.
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