Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index D dolorous: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: dol•or•ous Pronunciation: (dol'ur-us, dō'lur-), [key] — adj. full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful: a dolorous melody; dolorous news. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: dolorous (Thesaurus) doloroso dolphin ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: donnybrook Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language