"dolorous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈdɒləɹəs/, /ˈdoʊləɹəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dolorous.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more dolorous [comparative], most dolorous [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English dolorous, from Old French dolerous (modern French douloureux), from Late Latin dolōrōsus (“painful”), from Latin dolor. Doublet of dolorose. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*delh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|dolorous}} Middle English dolorous, {{der|en|fro|dolerous}} Old French dolerous, {{m|fr|douloureux}} douloureux, {{der|en|LL.|dolōrōsus||painful}} Late Latin dolōrōsus (“painful”), {{der|en|la|dolor}} Latin dolor, {{doublet|en|dolorose}} Doublet of dolorose Head templates: {{en-adj}} dolorous (comparative more dolorous, superlative most dolorous)
  1. Solemnly or ponderously sad. Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: dolourous [obsolete] Translations (solemnly or ponderously sad): վշտահար (vštahar) (Armenian), թախծոտ (tʻaxcot) (Armenian), скръбен (skrǎben) (Bulgarian), печален (pečalen) (Bulgarian), mistroostig (Dutch), mismoedig (Dutch), droefgeestig (Dutch), doloreus (Dutch), საცოდავი (sacodavi) (Georgian), boleściwy (Polish), ско́рбный (skórbnyj) (Russian), печа́льный (pečálʹnyj) (Russian), страда́ющий (stradájuščij) (Russian), гру́стный (grústnyj) (Russian), уны́лый (unýlyj) (Russian), brònach (Scottish Gaelic), doloroso (Spanish)

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