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- Dictionarydolorous/ˈdɒl(ə)rəs/
adjective
- 1. feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress: literary "a dolorous and repetitive tale of atrocity"
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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.
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.
The meaning of DOLOROUS is causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief. How to use dolorous in a sentence. The Painful History of Dolorous
Dolorous definition: full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful. See examples of DOLOROUS used in a sentence.
full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful. a dolorous melody. dolorous news. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms. dolorously.
Define dolorous. dolorous synonyms, dolorous pronunciation, dolorous translation, English dictionary definition of dolorous. adj. Marked by or exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain. do′lor·ous·ly adv. do′lor·ous·ness n.
Definition of dolorous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Dolorous Definition. dōlər-əs, dŏlər- Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Marked by or exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain. American Heritage. Very sorrowful or sad; mournful. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Painful. Webster's New World. Synonyms: tearful. lachrymose. dolourous. weeping.
Synonyms for DOLOROUS: mournful, weeping, funeral, heartbroken, bitter, wailing, melancholy, sorrowful; Antonyms of DOLOROUS: joyful, triumphant, happy, cheerful, bright, cheery, delighted, smiling.
