The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dolorousness
Dolorous \Dol"or*ous\, a. [L. dolorosus, from dolor: cf. F. douloureux. See Dolor.]
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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.
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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.
Wiktionary
dolorousness
n. The quality of being dolorous.
Usage examples of "dolorousness".
Clara came out with a swan's note swelling over mechanical imitation of him to dolorousness illimitable.