DOLOROUS

dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping

(adjective) showing sorrow

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

dolorous (comparative more dolorous, superlative most dolorous)

Solemnly or ponderously sad.

Source: Wiktionary

Dol"or*ous, a. Etym: [L. dolorosus, from dolor: cf. F. douloureux. See Dolor.]

1. Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses. You take me in too dolorous a sense; I spake to you for your comfort. Shak.

2. Occasioning pain or grief; painful. Their dispatch is quick, and less dolorous than the paw of the bear or teeth of the lion. Dr. H. More.

– Dol"or*ous*ly, adv.

– Dol"or*ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition