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Definition of Dolorously
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dolorously
Literary usage of Dolorously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adams' New Musical Dictionary of Fifteen Thousand Technical Words, Phrases by John Stowell Adams (1865)
"dolorously. In a dolorous, plaintive manner. Domestic!. (Lai.) Two of the four
sing crs who act as assistant» in the patriarchal church of Constantinople. ..."
2. The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur by Howard Pyle (1910)
"Then Sir Lionel felt that he had received his death-wound, and he . groaned very
dolorously. And Sir Gawaine heard him groan and perceived how badly he was ..."
3. The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister (1904)
"... moved into the house, the Judge detained me behind all of them long enough to
whisper dolorously, " He's going to stay a whole week. ..."
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