- 1. a. Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses. Source: opted
- 2. a. Occasioning pain or grief; painful. Source: opted
- 3. adj. showing sorrow Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
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