dolorous
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- dolorously adverb
- dolorousness noun
- undolorous adjective
- undolorously adverb
- undolorousness noun
Etymology
Origin of dolorous
1375–1425; Middle English dolorous, dolerous < Anglo-French, Old French; dolor, -ous
Example Sentences
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His Mexican fans, known as Manoletistas, wore lapel pins of his face — his “elongated, dolorous profile,” as one reporter described it.
From New York Times
The rooms, though now mostly empty, remain redolent of family gatherings across the decades; most still contain their original wallpaper, dolorously faded and peeling, and tile or terrazzo floors.
From New York Times
“Is it inflating the symphony of the lovable Belgian,” Gilman wondered in the New York Herald Tribune, “to rank it above the dolorous swan song of Tchaikovsky?”
From New York Times
Preliminary data suggests that that dolorous trend continued at least into the first months of 2021.
From Washington Post
Still, few poems are more famous than “The Raven” with its dolorous tocsin, “Nevermore.”
From Washington Post
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