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[ dol-er-uhs, doh-ler- ] / ˈdɒl ər əs, ˈdoʊ lər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dolorous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefull of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful: a dolorous melody; dolorous news. Origin of dolorous1375–1425; Middle English dolorous, dolerous<Anglo-French, Old French; see dolor, -ous OTHER WORDS FROM dolorousdol·or·ous·ly, adverbdol·or·ous·ness, nounun·dol·or·ous, adjectiveun·dol·or·ous·ly, adverb un·dol·or·ous·ness, noun Words nearby dolorousdolor, Dolores, dolorimeter, dolorimetry, doloroso, dolorous, dolos, dolostone, dolour, dolphin, dolphinarium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dolorousObama himself shows the dolorous dangers of unalloyed ideology, making transformation a higher priority than repair. A Winning Final Four at the GOP Debate in Charleston|Michael Medved|January 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST He, with his eyes fixed on the embers, had sunk back into the dolorous past. Judge of the whole by a part of the most dolorous history in the records of civilisation. The Fleets Behind the Fleet|W. MacNeile (William MacNeile) Dixon The Mormons followed this national road when they trekked to the valley of Salt Lake in 1847––a dolorous path to many. Trail Tales|James David Gillilan
The star made schedule trips between the altar and the loft, running over our heads with a dolorous rattle. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee Throughout all that sordid, dolorous region I saw not so much as one tree, or flower-bed, or fountain. Not Guilty|Robert Blatchford
British Dictionary definitions for dolorous
adjectivecausing or involving pain or sorrow Derived forms of dolorousdolorously, adverbdolorousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dolorousafflicted, calamitous, deplorable, dire, distressing, doleful, grievous, harrowing, lamentable, lugubrious, melancholy, mournful, painful, plaintive, regrettable, rueful, sad, sorrowful, woebegone, woeful |