| 释义 | View usage for:dolorous in British English (ˈdɒlərəs), dolorific (ˌdɒləˈrɪfɪk) or  obsolete doloriferous (ˌdɒlərˈɪfərəs) adjectivecausing or involving pain or sorrowDerived formsdolorously (ˈdolorously)  adverbdolorousness (ˈdolorousness) noundolorous in American English (ˈdoʊlərəs; ˈdɑlərəs)   adjective1.   very sorrowful or sad; mournful Derived formsdolorously (ˈdolorously)  adverbWord origin OFr dolerous  < LL dolorosus : see  dolorShe stared at him; his long face, his dolorous expression, his unbelievable aura of insufferable complacency.This struck Will as tasteless, which fact must have registered on his long, dolorous features, because the drinker said, "I'm sorry.It erupted at last in a dolorous, elongated syllable as Christopher caught her in his arms and felt his sunglasses bruise his chest.Examples of 'dolorous' in a sentencedolorousSynonyms of 'dolorous'sorrowful, sad, painful, distressing More Synonyms of dolorousAdditional synonymsDefinition gloomy and depressing You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time.Synonyms sad,  gloomy,  melancholy,  black,  dark,  depressing,  discouraging,  bleak,  dreary,  sombre,  forlorn,  despondent,  lugubrious,  sorrowful,  wretched,  funereal,  cheerless, dolorousthe distressing symptoms of anxiety Synonyms upsetting,  worrying,  disturbing,  painful,  affecting,  sad,  afflicting,  harrowing,  grievous,  hurtful,  lamentable,  heart-breaking,  nerve-racking,  gut-wrenching,  distressful (literary)Definition dreary or mournful He stared over his glasses with a doleful look.Synonyms mournful,  sad,  gloomy,  depressing,  low,  painful,  distressing,  dismal,  melancholy,  dreary,  sombre,  pitiful,  forlorn,  woeful,  lugubrious,  sorrowful,  wretched,  funereal,  cheerless,  woebegone,  down in the mouth, dolorousdolldoll yourself up or get dolled updollopdolorousdolourdolphindolt
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