dolourous

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das Schmerz, Kummer oder Trauer ausdrückt; schmerzvoll, leidvoll oder traurig.

An archaic adjective meaning full of sorrow, grief, or pain; mournful.

1. Showing sorrowC2formalbritish

   Expressing or feeling deep sadness, grief, or pain.

   kummervoll

   • Her dolourous expression revealed the depth of her loss.
   • The poem was a dolourous reflection on the passage of time.
   • He spoke in a dolourous tone about the tragedy.

   Synonymeanguisheddolefulgrievinglamentingmournfulsadsorrowfulwoefulwretched

   Antonymeblithecheerfulgleefulhappyjoyfulmerry