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Dolorous

//ˈdɒləɹəs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    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."

Adjective
  1. 1
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Etymology

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

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