dolorous

[ dol-er-uhs, doh-ler- ]

/ ˈdɒl ər əs, ˈdoʊ lər- /

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adjective

full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful: a dolorous melody; dolorous news.

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Origin of dolorous

1375–1425; Middle English dolorous, dolerous<Anglo-French, Old French; see dolor, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM dolorous

dol·or·ous·ly, adverbdol·or·ous·ness, nounun·dol·or·ous, adjectiveun·dol·or·ous·ly, adverb

un·dol·or·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby dolorous

dolor, Dolores, dolorimeter, dolorimetry, doloroso, dolorous, dolos, dolostone, dolour, dolphin, dolphinarium

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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|DAILY BEAST
For a time the Eastern Counties Railway had a somewhat dolorous career.
East Anglia|J. Ewing Ritchie
The farmer, half frightened by Anthony's dolorous shake of his head, exclaimed: "What's the matter, man?"
Rhoda Fleming, Complete|George Meredith
Meanwhile he utters the most dolorous cries, and vents his impotent rage upon the tree which serves him for a refuge.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin

She 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

dolorous

/ (ˈdɒlərəs) /

adjective

causing or involving pain or sorrow

Derived forms of dolorous

dolorously, adverbdolorousness, noun

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dolorous

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