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Definition of Sorrier
1. sorry [adj] - See also: sorry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sorrier
Literary usage of Sorrier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Among the Isles of Shoals by Celia Thaxter (1873)
"The salt winds blow- On no sorrier sight to-duy. Trodden utterly out Is every
spark of hope. There is only left her, a doubt, A gesture, half-conscious, ..."
2. The Pillar of Fire: A Profane Baccalaureate by Seymour Deming (1915)
"So much to do, and next to nothing being done. . . . And sorrier still, I see
that the fault is yours only in part, and that the rest is the fault of that ..."
3. Memorials of the Discovery and Early Settlement of the Bermudas Or Somers by John Henry Lefroy (1879)
"Every man that shall adventure to the sorrier Islands is to lade all his Goods
in the London Ships set out by the Company and not in any other ship or ships ..."
4. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1891)
"... an' a felt sorrier "n" sorrier, while a began to sob an' greet. " Oh, mother,
mother !" says he, " who'll tak' care on me noo ! ..."
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