dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping
(adjective) showing sorrow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
6 November 2024
(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
