Dolorous
adjective | /dolorous/
Full of sorrow or grief; expressing or causing sadness.
Dolorous
adjective | /dolorous/
Advanced WordsHARDFull of sorrow or grief; expressing or causing sadness.
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"A dolorous melody drifted through the empty hall. Means: A sorrowful-sounding melody filled the empty hall."
"The poem’s dolorous ending left the audience subdued. Means: The poem ended sadly, leaving the audience quiet and thoughtful."
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Dolorous sounds like dolor, a word for pain: something dolorous is sorrowful or painful.
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