| source : web1913 |
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.
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 : wn |
dolorous
adj : showing sorrow [syn: {dolourous}, {lachrymose}, {tearful}, {weeping}]