sorglig

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish sorgheliker, equivalent to sorg +‎ -lig (“-ly”). Cognate of German sorglich, Danish sørgelig. === Adjective === sorglig (comparative sorgligare, superlative sorgligast) sad (evoking sadness) sad (pitiful or pathetic (evoking sadness, or contempt when more figurative)) ==== Usage notes ==== Of a situation, story, book, movie, or the like in (sense 1). For a person, sorglig means sad as in pitiful or pathetic. For feeling sad, sorgsen or ledsen is used. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== sorglighet ==== Related terms ==== sorg sorgsen sörja ==== See also ==== ledsam === References === “sorglig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “sorglig”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “sorglig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)