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dolorous

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do·lor·ous  (dlr-s, dlr-)
adj.
Marked by or exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain.
[Middle English, from Old French doloros, from Late Latin dolrsus, from dolor, dolor; see dolor.]
dolor·ous·ly adv.
dolor·ous·ness n.
dolorous [ˈdɒlərəs]
adj
causing or involving pain or sorrow
dolorously  adv
dolorousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dolorousdolorous - showing sorrow                      
dolourous, lachrymose, weeping, tearful
sorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13


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In the original it ran, '"How it came about that ye good Knight Sir Agravaine ye Dolorous of ye Table Round did fare forth to succour a damsel in distress and after divers journeyings and perils by flood and by field did win her for his bride and right happily did they twain live ever afterwards," by Ambrose ye monk.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
Of course it came to be considered "haunted," and the customary tales were told of moving lights, dolorous sounds and startling apparitions.
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And to all these questions poor Kitty, forced to put on a pleasant face, responded in a stifled voice whose dolorous accent her mistress did not however remark, solely because happiness is egotistical.
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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