Word to the Wise: Dolorous

"Dolorous" (DOH-luh-rus) - from the Latin for "to grieve" - is another way of saying "sorrowful."

Example (as used by Mary Varnham in The Evening Post [New Zealand]): "Climbing out on to a narrow ledge, we waved cheerily at the people passing by on the street below, until my mother was informed of our misdemeanour - by a waitress wickedly known to great-aunt Mary, behind her table napkin, as Sourpuss for her perpetually dolorous expression - and we were lured back inside."

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