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ˈdolorousness
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The state or quality of being dolorous; sorrowfulness, sadness, dolefulness.
1553Brende Q. Curtius 41 (R.) For the dolorousness of the old woman. 1649Jer. Taylor Gt. Exemp. iii. Ad §15. 95 A designe to heighten the dolourousnesse of his person. 1880Athenæum 28 Feb. 272/1 Though melancholy is, no doubt, a genuine poetic mood, mere dolorousness is not fit for poetical treatment. |