dolorous

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dolorous

/ˈdɒləɹəs/
/ˈdoʊləɹəs/

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From Middle English dolorous, from Old French dolerous (modern French douloureux), from Late Latin dolōrōsus (“painful”), from Latin dolor. Doublet of dolorose.

adjective more dolorous · most dolorous · dolourous

Solemnly or ponderously sad. Through dolorous despaire, which she conceyved, Into the Sea her selfe did headlong throw, Thinking to have her griefe by death bereaved.

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adj solemnly or ponderously sad

Español	doloroso
Русский	ско́рбный skórbnyj, печа́льный pečálʹnyj, страда́ющий stradájuščij, гру́стный grústnyj, уны́лый unýlyj

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@misc{dolorous_2026,
  title = {dolorous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dolorous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}