DOLOROUS, adjective [Latin , grief.] 1. Sorrowful; doleful; dismal; impressing sorrow or grief; as a dolorous object; a dolorous region. 2. Painful; giving pain. Their dispatch is quick, and less dolorous than the paw of the bear. 3. Expressing pain or grief; as dolorous sighs.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI