dolorous

[ dol-er-uh s, doh-ler- ]

/ ˈdɒl ər əs, ˈdoʊ lər- /

full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful: a dolorous melody; dolorous news.

Origin of dolorous

1375–1425; Middle English dolorous, dolerous < Anglo-French, Old French; see dolor, -ous

dol·or·ous·ly, adverb dol·or·ous·ness, noun un·dol·or·ous, adjective un·dol·or·ous·ly, adverb

un·dol·or·ous·ness, noun

Obama himself shows the dolorous dangers of unalloyed ideology, making transformation a higher priority than repair.

A Winning Final Four at the GOP Debate in Charleston |Michael Medved |January 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He, with his eyes fixed on the embers, had sunk back into the dolorous past.

Fruitfulness |Emile Zola
Judge of the whole by a part of the most dolorous history in the records of civilisation.

The Fleets Behind the Fleet |W. MacNeile (William MacNeile) Dixon
The Mormons followed this national road when they trekked to the valley of Salt Lake in 1847––a dolorous path to many.

Trail Tales |James David Gillilan

The star made schedule trips between the altar and the loft, running over our heads with a dolorous rattle.

A Woman's Impression of the Philippines |Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee
Throughout all that sordid, dolorous region I saw not so much as one tree, or flower-bed, or fountain.

Not Guilty |Robert Blatchford

dolorous

/ (ˈdɒlərəs) /

causing or involving pain or sorrow

dolorously, adverb dolorousness, noun