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   Dolorous , a. [L. dolorosus, from dolor: cf. F. douloureux. See Dolor.]
   Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses.
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   You take me in too dolorous a sense;
   I spake to you for your comfort.
   Shak.
   
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   Occasioning pain or grief; painful.
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   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.
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