Doloriferous

//ˌdʌləˈɹɪfəɹəs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Producing pain. obsolete

    "[…] whether or not wine may be granted, in such doloriferous affects in the joints […]"

Example

More examples

"[…] whether or not wine may be granted, in such doloriferous affects in the joints […]"

Etymology

Latin dolōrifer, from dolor (“sorrow, pain”)

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