Definition of DOLOROUS

dolorous

Adjective Satellite

  • showing sorrow

Adj

  • Solemnly or ponderously sad.

Adjective

  • Feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress.

Examples

  • A dolorously low score was the result of his poor tile management in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English dolorous, from Old French dolerous (modern French douloureux), from Late Latin dolōrōsus (“painful”), from Latin dolor. Doublet of dolorose.

Scrabble Score: 9

dolorous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dolorous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dolorous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

dolorous: valid Words With Friends Word