The difference between Painful and Sorrowful
When used as adjectives, painful means causing pain or distress, either physical or mental, whereas sorrowful means (of a person) exhibiting sorrow.
check bellow for the other definitions of Painful and Sorrowful
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Painful as an adjective:
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
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Painful as an adjective:
Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).
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Painful as an adjective:
Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.
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Painful as an adjective (now, _, rare):
Painstaking; careful; industrious.
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Painful as an adjective (informal):
Very bad, poor.
Examples:
"His violin playing is painful."
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Sorrowful as an adjective:
(of a person) exhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught.
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Sorrowful as an adjective:
Producing sorrow; causing grief.
Examples:
"sorrowful accident"