Definitions for: Dolorous

[adj] showing sorrow

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

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.

Synonyms: dolourous, lachrymose, sorrowful, tearful, weeping

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