dolorous
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈdɒləɹəs/ / /ˈdoʊləɹəs/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English dolorous, from Old French dolerous (modern French douloureux), from Late Latin dolōrōsus (“painful”), from Latin dolor. Doublet of dolorose.
- 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.”
“. . . Hell itself will pass away, And leave her dolorous mansions to the peering day.”