dolorousadjective
uk/ˈdɒl.ər.əs/us/ˈdoʊ.lɚ.əs/literarysad, or causing sadness or emotional suffering
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Saddening, shocking and upsetting
- a cloud hanging over sb idiom
- affecting
- arrogant
- baleful
- be cold comfort idiom
- condescend
- distressing
- ego trip
- egocentric
- egoism
- egomania
- imperious
- lofty
- narcissism
- officious
- poignant
- pompous
- unmentionable
- upsetting
- vanity
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Examples from literature
- Everything connected with death was then rendered inexpressibly dolorous.
- He could see, foreshortened, the tear-stained, dolorous face of the woman stretched out, and with her head thrown over the back of the seat.
- I asked him how many intrigues he has had, and he replied, with a dolorous face, only half a dozen yet.
- She always speaks with a wailing, dolorous voice—you are nervously expecting her to burst into tears every moment.
- The officer tranquilly watched this dolorous struggle.