Found 1 items, similar to dolorousness.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dolorousness Dolorous \Dol"or*ous\, a. [L. dolorosus, from dolor: cf. F. douloureux. See Dolor.] 1. Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses. [1913 Webster] You take me in too dolorous a sense; I spake to you for your comfort. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Occasioning pain or grief; painful. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]