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    dolorous
    /ˈdɒl(ə)rəs/

    adjective

    • 1. feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress: literary "a dolorous and repetitive tale of atrocity"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDOLOROUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    sad, or causing sadness or emotional suffering. Synonym. tearful. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Saddening, shocking and upsetting. affecting. agonizingly. arrogance. baleful. be cold comfort idiom. disrespect. distressfully. distressingly. hurtfully. impiously. impiousness. lacerating. teary. touchingly. tragically. traumatic.

    • English (US)

      sad, or causing sadness or emotional suffering. Synonym....

    • Polski

      dolorous definicja: 1. sad, or causing sadness or emotional...

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    • Dolorous in Simplified Chinese

      DOLOROUS translate: 忧伤的，伤感的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dolorousDolorous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Dolorous means causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief. It comes from Latin dolor, meaning "pain" or "grief". See synonyms, examples, word history, and more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDOLOROUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Dolorous means sad, or causing sadness or emotional suffering. It is a literary adjective that can be used to describe people, events or sounds. See synonyms, examples and translations of dolorous in different languages.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › dolorousDOLOROUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Dolorous definition: full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful. See examples of DOLOROUS used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDOLOROUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Dolorous means causing or involving pain or sorrow, or very sad. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of 'dolorous' in sentences.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dolorousDolorous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Dolorous is not a woman's name (that's Dolores), it is an adjective that describes someone showing great sadness. If your friend Dolores is crying about a lost puppy, you could call her dolorous Dolores.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdolorous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Dolorous means feeling or showing that you are very sad. It is a literary word that is usually used before a noun. See examples, pronunciation, synonyms and word origin.