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dolorous::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping |
| Derivation | dolor |
Examples of dolorous
dolorous
Didn't any of my neighbors notice how absurdly gloomy and dolorous the story was?
From the scienceblogs.com
Teddy listened for the dolorous thunk it made, then the tumbling fall down the steps.
From the nytimes.com
The somewhat dolorous Deathfix included Brendan Canty, drummer for Fugazi.
From the artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com
It's not just that her voice and songs alike incline towards the dolorous.
From the guardian.co.uk
Such plays are loaded with enough dolorous symbols to break the back of Melville's whale.
From the time.com
Her debut album largely consisted of slow, dolorous indie-pop covers.
From the independent.co.uk
The mournful, dolorous, lyrical introduction swelled into the horns'full statement of the theme.
From the time.com
Last week at Bogor, a grim-faced Sukarno recalled a dolorous notion from Historian Arnold Toynbee.
From the time.com
The dolorous effects of this on the poor are, to your credit, frequently reported in your pages.
From the economist.com
- Showing sorrow
- Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable or restless. ...
- Solemnly or ponderously sad
- (dolorously) In a dolorous manner
- Sorrowful; mournful; pathetic [ME.- dolerous, L.- dolorosus- painful, mournful]
