- dolorous
- adjective Date: 15th century causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief • dolorously adverb • dolorousness noun
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Dolorous — Dol or*ous, a. [L. dolorosus, from dolor: cf. F. douloureux. See {Dolor}.] 1. Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses. [1913 Webster] You take me in too dolorous a sense; I spake to you for your… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dolorous — index deplorable, despondent, disconsolate, grave (solemn), lugubrious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dolorous — (adj.) c.1400, causing pain, from O.Fr. doloros (12c., Mod.Fr. douloureux) painful, sorrowful, wretched, from L.L. dolorosus painful, sorrowful, from L. dolor pain, grief. Sense of causing grief is from mid 15c.; that of full of sorrow is from… … Etymology dictionary
dolorous — doleful, *melancholy, plaintive, lugubrious, rueful Analogous words: & Antonyms: see those at DOLEFUL … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dolorous — [adj] miserable, anguished afflicted, afflictive, calamitous, deplorable, dire, distressing, doleful, dolent, dolesome, grievous, harrowing, heart rending, lamentable, lugubrious, melancholy, mournful, painful, plaintive, regrettable, rueful,… … New thesaurus
dolorous — ► ADJECTIVE literary ▪ feeling great sorrow or distress. DERIVATIVES dolorously adverb … English terms dictionary
dolorous — [dō′lər əs, däl′ərəs] adj. [OFr dolerous < LL dolorosus: see DOLOR] 1. very sorrowful or sad; mournful 2. Archaic painful dolorously adv … English World dictionary
dolorous — dolorously, adv. dolorousness, n. /dol euhr euhs, doh leuhr /, adj. full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful: a dolorous melody; dolorous news. [1375 1425; ME dolorous, dolerous < AF, OF; see DOLOR, OUS] * * * … Universalium
dolorous — do·lor·ous dō lə rəs, däl ə adj 1) causing, characterized by, or affected with physical pain <dolorous sensations> 2) causing, marked by, or expressive of misery or grief do·lor·ous·ly adv … Medical dictionary
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Dolorous Stroke — The Dolorous Stroke is a trope in Arthurian legend and some other stories of Celtic origin. In its fullest form, it concerns the Fisher King (King Pellehan), the guardian of the Holy Grail, who falls into sin and consequently suffers a wound from … Wikipedia
