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View usage for: dolorous in British English (ˈdɒlərəs), dolorific (ˌdɒləˈrɪfɪk) or obsolete doloriferous (ˌdɒlərˈɪfərəs) adjectivecausing or involving pain or sorrow Derived forms dolorously (ˈdolorously) adverb dolorousness (ˈdolorousness) noun dolorous in American English (ˈdoʊlərəs; ˈdɑlərəs) adjective1. very sorrowful or sad; mournful Derived forms dolorously (ˈdolorously) adverb Word origin OFr dolerous < LL dolorosus: see dolor Examples of 'dolorous' in a sentencedolorous 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 Additional synonymsDefinition 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, dolorousthe distressing symptoms of anxiety Synonyms upsetting, worrying, disturbing, painful, affecting, sad, afflicting, harrowing, grievous, hurtful, lamentable, heart-breaking, nerve-racking, gut-wrenching, distressful (literary) 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- doll
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