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dolorous

do·lor·ous [ dṓlərəss, dóllərəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
sad or painful: showing, causing, or involving sorrow ( literary )

[14th century. Via French< late Latin dolorosus< Latin dolor (see dolor)]

do·lor·ous·ly adverb
do·lor·ous·ness noun
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