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dolorous definition

do·lor·ous (dō′lər əs, däl′ər-)

adjective

  1. very sorrowful or sad; mournful
  2. Archaic painful

Etymology: OFr dolerous < LL dolorosus: see dolor

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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