dolorous
adjective
full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful.
dolorousness
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a word derived from
dolorous.
Example Sentences
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But even the presence of the swinging-lamps, which Hamish regarded as the highest conceivable point of luxury, did little to lessen the dolorousness of the appearance of the poor old Umpire.
From Macleod of Dare by William Black
"Then it is really good-by," he murmured with mock dolorousness.
From The Valley of the Giants by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne
But in their unanimity of dolorousness they displayed a further interesting characteristic.
From King Spruce, A Novel by Holman Day
Clara came out with a swan's note swelling over mechanical imitation of him to dolorousness illimitable.
From The Egoist by George Meredith
The tune it went to seemed inadequate, the more so as in our church tunes were always dragged to the limit of non-conformist dolorousness.
From Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Walter Prichard Eaton
