dolorous
adjective
[ ˈdɒl(ə)rəs ]
• feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress.
• "a dolorous and repetitive tale of atrocity"
Similar:
mournful,
woeful,
doleful,
sorrowful,
sad,
unhappy,
depressed,
dismal,
gloomy,
morose,
melancholy,
miserable,
forlorn,
wretched,
woebegone,
despondent,
dejected,
disconsolate,
downcast,
crestfallen,
downhearted,
heartbroken,
heavy-hearted,
despairing,
desolate,
grief-stricken,
tearful,
teary,
lachrymose,
blue,
down,
down in the mouth,
down in the dumps,
weepy,
heartsick,
heartsore,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French doleros, from late Latin dolorosus, from Latin dolor ‘pain, grief’.