dolorose
UK/ˈdɒləɹəʊs/
dolorose adjective: grievous and sorrowful.
Adjective
dolorose (comparative more dolorose, superlative most dolorose)
- Grievous and sorrowful.
- Herre followythe a lamyntabill tragedye, ful of concytete myrthe, yclepede, a Mirroure fore magystrattis, baylyes, councylloures, and crafftessmenne: Conteynynge the ryghte dolorose, tragycalle, and deinge speeches offe somme herretoeforre famose rueleres; as alsoe, shoeinge yow cawyse of grette...Middle English?: Alexander Jamieson (?), Herre followythe a lamyntabill tragedye, ful of concytete myrthe, yclepede, a Mirroure fore magystrattis, baylyes, councylloures, and crafftessmenne, main...
- I hope he’s not quite so dolorose to-day as he was a month ago.1833, Alexander John Ellis, editor, The Kaleidoscope; A Periodical Conducted by Eton Boys, page 192
Forms of dolorose
| comparative | more dolorose |
|---|---|
| superlative | most dolorose |
Origin of dolorose
Borrowed from Latin dolōrōsus (“painful, sorrowful”); compare doloroso and dolorous.
Questions about dolorose
- What does dolorose mean?
- Dolorose means grievous and sorrowful.
- What part of speech is dolorose?
- Dolorose is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce dolorose?
- Dolorose is pronounced /ˈdɒləɹəʊs/ (UK).
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