dolorous
full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful: a dolorous melody; dolorous news.
Origin of dolorous
1Other words from dolorous
- dol·or·ous·ly, adverb
- dol·or·ous·ness, noun
- un·dol·or·ous, adjective
- un·dol·or·ous·ly, adverb
- un·dol·or·ous·ness, noun
Words Nearby dolorous
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How to use dolorous in a sentence
Obama himself shows the dolorous dangers of unalloyed ideology, making transformation a higher priority than repair.
A Winning Final Four at the GOP Debate in Charleston | Michael Medved | January 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFor a time the Eastern Counties Railway had a somewhat dolorous career.
East Anglia | J. Ewing RitchieThe farmer, half frightened by Anthony's dolorous shake of his head, exclaimed: "What's the matter, man?"
Rhoda Fleming, Complete | George MeredithMeanwhile he utters the most dolorous cries, and vents his impotent rage upon the tree which serves him for a refuge.
The Desert World | Arthur ManginShe has come just in time to lull our dolorous philosophy, to show incarnate in woman the victim and the instrument of destiny.
The English Stage | Augustin Filon
This seems dolorous enough to me, whose only real satisfaction just now is some hope that I am not sowing the wind.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3) | George Eliot
British Dictionary definitions for dolorous
/ (ˈdɒlərəs) /
causing or involving pain or sorrow
Derived forms of dolorous
- dolorously, adverb
- dolorousness, noun
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