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Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses.

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  1. a. Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses.
  2. a. Occasioning pain or grief; painful.
  3. adj. showing sorrow
  4. 1. Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses. You take me in too dolorous a sense; I spake to you for your comfort. Shak. 2. Occasioning pain or grief; painful. Their dispatch is quick, and less dolorous than the paw of the bear or teeth of the lion. Dr. H. More. -- Dol"or*ous*ly, adv. -- Dol"or*ous*ness, n.