Definition/Meaning of dolorous

• English - Adjective: dolorous ( comparative more dolorous , superlative most dolorous ) Solemnly or ponderously sad . 1596 , Edmund Spenser , The Faerie Queene , Book 5 , Canto 4: Through dolorous despaire, which she conceyved, Into the Sea her selfe did headlong throw , Thinking to have her griefe by death bereaved . 1645 , John Milton , "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity", stanza 14: . . . Hell itself will pass…
• English - Alternative forms: dolourous
• English - Etymology: From Old French dolerous (modern French douloureux ), from Latin dolōrōsus ( “ painful ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /ˈdɒləɹəs/ , /ˈdoʊləɹəs/