Antonyms for dolorous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dol-er-uh s, doh-ler-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɒl ər əs, ˈdoʊ lər-

Definition of dolorous

Origin : c.1400, "causing pain," from Old French doloros (12c., Modern French douloureux) "painful, sorrowful, wretched," from Late Latin dolorosus "painful, sorrowful," from Latin dolor "pain, grief." Sense of "causing grief" is from mid-15c.; that of "full of sorrow" is from 1510s. Related: Dolorously; dolorousness.

adj miserable, anguished

Example sentences :

At this Pierre could not refrain from a dolorous and vivacious interruption.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

This admission, so sincere and so dolorous to make, penetrated me.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon

Then she gazed out before her, with a feeling of dolorous surprise.
Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola

He, with his eyes fixed on the embers, had sunk back into the dolorous past.
Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola

He stood stupefied, and so dolorous a spectacle that she could not but laugh.
Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro

At last, he placed it in his pocket and faced the dolorous high-jacker.
Extract from : « The Cross-Cut » by Courtney Ryley Cooper

There were sighs of comprehension, gasps of dolorous interest.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various

“Pleasant news,” said Mr. Hawke, with rather a dolorous sigh.
Extract from : « Flora Lyndsay » by Susan Moodie

Dolorous, he fancied, keen with a horror of wonder and of despair.
Extract from : « Tongues of Conscience » by Robert Smythe Hichens

It was night, I repeat; there was a row of cabs in a dolorous rain.
Extract from : « Old Junk » by H. M. Tomlinson

Synonyms for dolorous

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