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Definition of Sorriness
1. Noun. Worthlessness due to insignificance.
Generic synonyms: Ineptitude, Worthlessness
Derivative terms: Paltry, Paltry, Sorry, Sorry
Definition of Sorriness
1. n. The quality or state of being sorry.
Definition of Sorriness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being sorry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sorriness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sorriness
Literary usage of Sorriness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1905)
"When Mr. Wordsworth first stood before the world as a poet, he might as well,
for the sorriness of his reception, have stood before the world as a prophet. ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"SORREL, (sor'-rel) a. See SOREL. SORRILY, (scr'-'re le) ad. Meanly ; poorly ;
despicably ; wretchedly ; pitiably. Sorriness, (s9r'-re-nes) «. 5. ..."
3. Romance, Vision & Satire: English Alliterative Poems of the Fourteenth Century by Jessie Laidlay Weston (1912)
"... or aught of villainy, 'T was but for love of life, therefore I blame thee
less —' Awhile Sir Gawain stood, silent, for sorriness, Right sore aggrieved ..."
4. Romance, Vision & Satire: English Alliterative Poems of the Fourteenth Century by Jessie Laidlay Weston (1912)
"... or aught of villainy, 'T was but for love of life, therefore I blame thee
less — ' Awhile Sir Gawain stood, silent, for sorriness, Right sore aggrieved ..."
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