dolorous Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dol"or*ous adjective

Etymology

L. dolorosus, from dolor: cf. F. douloureux. See Dolor.

Definitions

1. Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses.

   You take me in too dolorous a sense; I spake to you for your comfort. Shak.

2. Occasioning pain or grief; painful.

   Their dispatch is quick, and less dolorous than the paw of the bear or teeth of the lion. Dr. H. More.

   -- Dol"or*ous*ly, adv. -- Dol"or*ous*ness, n.