The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ELEGIAC which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1984.
Expressing sorrow crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ELEGIAC | 50 % | 7 |
| LAMENTING | 50 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Expressing sorrow
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mournful
- sad
- doleful
- lugubrious
- unfair
- sorrow
- sorrowful
- dole
- sorrowing
- triste
- heavy
- long face
Crossword Answer definitions
ELEGIAC noun- A poem composed in the couplet style of classical elegies: a line of dactylic hexameter followed by a line of dactylic pentameter.
- Of or relating to an elegy.
- Expressing sorrow or mourning.
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More clues leading to the result ELEGIAC
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