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Definition of dolorous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dolorous

adjective
 
/ˈdɒlərəs/
 
/ˈdəʊlərəs/
[usually before noun] (literary)
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  1. feeling or showing that you are very sad
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French doleros, from late Latin dolorosus, from Latin dolor ‘pain, grief’.
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