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DOLORIFEROUS
Etymology
Adjective
doloriferous (comparative more doloriferous, superlative most doloriferous)
(obsolete) Producing pain.
[…] whether or not wine may be granted, in such doloriferous affects in the joints […]
Source: Wiktionary
Dol`or*if"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. dolor pain + -ferous.]
Definition: Producing pain. Whitaker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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