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dolorous

🇬🇧 UK/'dɒlәrәs/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

adj.

Deeply sorrowful or distressing; solemnly sad.

悲痛的,忧伤的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dolorpain, sorrow, grief
+
ousfull of, having the quality of
=dolorous

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The widower's dolorous expression at the funeral reflected the profound grief he endured.

  • 2.

    The novel's dolorous tone throughout captured the author's somber view of human existence.

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