dolorous C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈdɒləɹəs/ See IPA manual Freq #235270 Meanings 1 adj Solemnly or ponderously sad. Through dolorous despaire, which she conceyved, Into the Sea her selfe did headlong throw, Thinking to have her griefe by death bereaved. Thesaurus Word family Forms dolorously Etymology From Middle English dolorous, from Old French dolerous (modern French douloureux), from Late Latin dolōrōsus (“painful”), from Latin dolor. Doublet of dolorose. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dolorous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdɒləɹəs/ **Frequency rank:** 235270 ## Meanings 1. Solemnly or ponderously sad. ## Examples - Through dolorous despaire, which she conceyved, Into the Sea her selfe did headlong throw, Thinking to have her griefe by death bereaved. ## Etymology From Middle English dolorous, from Old French dolerous (modern French douloureux), from Late Latin dolōrōsus (“painful”), from Latin dolor. Doublet of dolorose. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown