dolorous

  • 1Dolorous — 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

  • 2dolorous — index deplorable, despondent, disconsolate, grave (solemn), lugubrious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3dolorous — (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… …

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  • 4dolorous — doleful, *melancholy, plaintive, lugubrious, rueful Analogous words: & Antonyms: see those at DOLEFUL …

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  • 5dolorous — [adj] miserable, anguished afflicted, afflictive, calamitous, deplorable, dire, distressing, doleful, dolent, dolesome, grievous, harrowing, heart rending, lamentable, lugubrious, melancholy, mournful, painful, plaintive, regrettable, rueful,… …

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  • 6dolorous — ► ADJECTIVE literary ▪ feeling great sorrow or distress. DERIVATIVES dolorously adverb …

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  • 7dolorous — [dō′lər əs, däl′ərəs] adj. [OFr dolerous < LL dolorosus: see DOLOR] 1. very sorrowful or sad; mournful 2. Archaic painful dolorously adv …

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  • 8dolorous — 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] * * * …

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  • 9dolorous — do·lor·ous dō lə rəs, däl ə adj 1) causing, characterized by, or affected with physical pain &LT;dolorous sensations&GT; 2) causing, marked by, or expressive of misery or grief do·lor·ous·ly adv …

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  • 10Dolorous Grass Mouse — Conservation status Least Concern&#160;(IUCN 3.1)[1] …

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