dolorously
- adverb
- /dəˈlɔːrəslē/
- Literature
:
dolorosamente
Examples
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Nothing revealed the catastrophe as dolorously as they did.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Afternoon wears on into evening while Chuck putters in his design shop and Lucy dolorously scans news and dialogue channels, sending out process agents where appropriate to excavate further detail from the strata of information."
Fiction book (1998) -
She sang dolorously, her voice echoing the sadness she felt after losing her friend.
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The dog howled dolorously, sensing the storm that was about to hit.
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He looked out the window dolorously, remembering the happier times spent at the old house.
Synonyms
53
1.0
In an unhappy way because you feel upset
6
5.8
In a sad, quiet way that shows someone is unhappy
4
4.7
In a sad way that shows grief
4
6.7
In a sad, soft way that sounds like crying
3
5.5
In a serious and sad way
2
6.5
In a sad, disappointed way
1
4.6
In a sad way that shows a person is sorry
1
7.2
In a sad way that shows you are unhappy
1
7.1
In a sad way that makes people feel sorry
1
8.5
In a very sad way that shows no comfort or hope
In a very sad, gloomy way
In a sad and thoughtful way
In a very sad, quiet way as if someone has died
In a way that shows worry or great sadness
In a way that shows worry or strong sadness
Antonyms
How Sorrowful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dolorously comes from the Latin word dolor, which means 'pain' or 'sorrow'. Think of doleful, which also means 'sad', so to act dolorously is to do something in a very sorrowful, mournful way.