dolorous

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  1. adjective Marked by or exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain.

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  • 'O, Sir, (said he,) a most dolorous country [856]!' —  Life of Johnson
  • Other traders ignored us, though the fur trade, traditionally, is an Oar monopoly. —  The White Rose
  • “Here lie the Remains” haunted me like a dolorous song. —  The Three Brontes
  • "If you wish to be dolorous, then no amount of drink and lively company will lift the pall, old friend. —  Night Arrant
  • " He looked up again as a dolorous thump echoed through the ship's timbers. —  Sharpe's Trafalgar
 

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doleful ·  mournful ·  woful ·  lugubrious ·  anguished ·  woeful ·  heart-rending ·  strident ·  long-drawn ·  tearful ·  melodious ·  guttural
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French doloros, from Late Latin dolōrōsus, from dolor, dolor; see dolor.

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  1. from Middle English dolerous, from Old French doloreux, French douloureux = Spanish Portuguese Italian doloroso, from Late Latin dolorosus, painful, sorrowful, from Latin dolor, pain, sorrow: see dolor.
 

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/ˈdɑlərəs/
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