dolorous
adjective
full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful.
dolorously
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a word derived from
dolorous.
Example Sentences
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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 ● Mar. 22, 2022
At the 2015 V.M.A.s, Bieber broke down in tears delivering “What Do You Mean?,” making a ditty about failed communication dolorously communicative.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 21, 2018
“It takes me a while to make a cup of tea,” he went on, dolorously, to sniggers from the assembled.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2014
The bells of L'Aquila tolled dolorously last week in mourning for a missing Pope.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It's only a quarter past eleven," he announced dolorously, as he consulted his watch by the feeble light of the binnacle.
From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
