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单词 dolorous
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Examples of 'dolorous' in a sentence
dolorous

She stared at him; his long face, his dolorous expression, his unbelievable aura of insufferable complacency.This struck Will as tasteless, which fact must have registered on his long, dolorous features, because the drinker said, "I'm sorry.It erupted at last in a dolorous, elongated syllable as Christopher caught her in his arms and felt his sunglasses bruise his chest.

Synonyms of 'dolorous'

sorrowful, sad, painful, distressing
More Synonyms of dolorous
(adjective) 
Synonyms
sorrowful
His father's face looked suddenly soft and sorrowful.
sad
The loss left me feeling sad and empty.
painful
His remark brought back painful memories.
distressing
the distressing symptoms of anxiety
miserable
She went to bed, miserable and depressed.
dismal
You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time.
melancholy
It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy.
harrowing
a harrowing description of the disaster
grievous
He survived in spite of suffering grievous injuries.
anguished
woeful
a woeful ballad about lost love
mournful
the mournful wail of bagpipes
heart-rending
heart-rending accounts of the disaster
rueful
He shook his head and gave me a rueful smile.
wretched
The wretched look on the dog's face melted his heart.
doleful
He stared over his glasses with a doleful look.
woebegone
She sniffed and looked quite woebegone.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dismal
Definition
gloomy and depressing
You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time.
Synonyms
sad,
gloomy,
melancholy,
black,
dark,
depressing,
discouraging,
bleak,
dreary,
sombre,
forlorn,
despondent,
lugubrious,
sorrowful,
wretched,
funereal,
cheerless,
dolorous
in the sense of distressing
the distressing symptoms of anxiety
Synonyms
upsetting,
worrying,
disturbing,
painful,
affecting,
sad,
afflicting,
harrowing,
grievous,
hurtful,
lamentable,
heart-breaking,
nerve-racking,
gut-wrenching,
distressful (literary)
in the sense of doleful
Definition
dreary or mournful
He stared over his glasses with a doleful look.
Synonyms
mournful,
sad,
gloomy,
depressing,
low,
painful,
distressing,
dismal,
melancholy,
dreary,
sombre,
pitiful,
forlorn,
woeful,
lugubrious,
sorrowful,
wretched,
funereal,
cheerless,
woebegone,
down in the mouth,
dolorous

Nearby words of
dolorous

  • doll
  • doll yourself up or get dolled up
  • dollop
  • dolorous
  • dolour
  • dolphin
  • dolt

Synonyms of 'dolorous'

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