DOLENT

Etymology

Adjective

dolent (comparative more dolent, superlative most dolent)

(archaic) Sad, sorrowful.

Source: Wiktionary


Do"lent, a. Etym: [L. dolens, p. pr. of dolere: cf. F. dolent. See Dole sorrow.]

Definition: Sorrowful. [Obs.] Ford.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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