dolorous

adjective

do·lor·ous ˈdō-lə-rəs How to pronounce dolorous (audio)

also

ˈdä-

: causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief

dolorously adverb

dolorousness noun

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The Painful History of Dolorous

"No medicine may prevail … till the same dolorous tooth be … plucked up by the roots." When dolorous first appeared around 1400, it was linked to physical pain—and appropriately so, since the word is a descendant of the Latin word dolor, meaning "pain" as well as "grief." (Today, dolor is also an English word meaning "sorrow.") When the British surgeon John Banister wrote the above quotation in 1578, dolorous could mean either "causing pain" or "distressful, sorrowful." "The death of the earl [was] dolorous to all Englishmen," the English historian Edward Hall had written a few decades earlier. The "causing pain" sense of dolorous coexisted with the "sorrowful" sense for centuries, but nowadays its use is rare.

Example Sentences

dolorous ballads of death and regret

Recent Examples on the Web Things had changed just enough to incorporate this kind of hard, dolorous realism.

Wesley Morris, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2020 Filled with desolate vistas, a feathered and furred menagerie, and multiple aperture-like windows, these fragments quickly establish a moody tone and over time become dolorous refrains.

Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018 His Grammy supremacy, to the exclusion of Sheeran, shows that the dolorous guitarist no longer holds intrinsic sway over the smiling showman for the awards' purposes.

Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2017 His Grammy supremacy, to the exclusion of Sheeran, shows that the dolorous guitarist no longer holds intrinsic sway over the smiling showman for the awards' purposes.

Andrew Unterberger, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2017 The mosaics portray Jesus and his human forebears, including Joseph and a dolorous Mother Mary.

Nasser Nasser, National Geographic, 27 May 2016 Did Affleck use up his store of dolorous winces in Manchester by the Sea?

Christian Lorentzen, New Republic, 5 July 2017 See More

单词	dolorousness
释义	dolorous adjective do·lor·ous ˈdō-lə-rəs also ˈdä- : causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief dolorously adverb dolorousness noun Did you know? The Painful History of Dolorous "No medicine may prevail … till the same dolorous tooth be … plucked up by the roots." When dolorous first appeared around 1400, it was linked to physical pain—and appropriately so, since the word is a descendant of the Latin word dolor, meaning "pain" as well as "grief." (Today, dolor is also an English word meaning "sorrow.") When the British surgeon John Banister wrote the above quotation in 1578, dolorous could mean either "causing pain" or "distressful, sorrowful." "The death of the earl [was] dolorous to all Englishmen," the English historian Edward Hall had written a few decades earlier. The "causing pain" sense of dolorous coexisted with the "sorrowful" sense for centuries, but nowadays its use is rare. Synonyms aching agonized anguished bemoaning bewailing bitter deploring doleful dolesome funeral grieving heartbroken lamentable lugubrious mournful plaintive plangent regretful rueful sorrowful sorry wailing weeping woeful See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences dolorous ballads of death and regret Recent Examples on the Web Things had changed just enough to incorporate this kind of hard, dolorous realism. Wesley Morris, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2020 Filled with desolate vistas, a feathered and furred menagerie, and multiple aperture-like windows, these fragments quickly establish a moody tone and over time become dolorous refrains. Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018 His Grammy supremacy, to the exclusion of Sheeran, shows that the dolorous guitarist no longer holds intrinsic sway over the smiling showman for the awards' purposes. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2017 His Grammy supremacy, to the exclusion of Sheeran, shows that the dolorous guitarist no longer holds intrinsic sway over the smiling showman for the awards' purposes. Andrew Unterberger, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2017 The mosaics portray Jesus and his human forebears, including Joseph and a dolorous Mother Mary. Nasser Nasser, National Geographic, 27 May 2016 Did Affleck use up his store of dolorous winces in Manchester by the Sea? Christian Lorentzen, New Republic, 5 July 2017 See More Word History First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition dolorous adjective do·lor·ous ˈdō-lə-rəs ˈdäl-ə- 1 : causing, characterized by, or affected with physical pain dolorous sensations 2 : causing, marked by, or expressive of misery or grief dolorousness noun as in woefulness Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance woefulness dolefulness mournfulness plaintiveness joylessness discontent woe gravity seriousness moodiness earnestness gloominess disgruntlement sobersidedness graveness blackness glumness grimness solemnity melancholy solemnness soberness bile darkness blues sadness sourness mourning desolateness sorrow misery gloom heartbreak spleen dejection unhappiness wretchedness miserableness desolation forlornness despondence depression Antonyms & Near Antonyms mirth cheerfulness glee gaiety cheer gayety festivity gayness hilarity cheeriness joviality jocundity mirthfulness levity merriment frivolity gleefulness merriness revelry jollity reveling jollification revelling See More
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