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doloroso — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • distressing adjective Causing worry, sadness, or pain.
  • painful adj Causing physical or emotional pain.
  • poignant adj Deeply moving, often with a touch of sadness.
  • sore adj Painful or tender, especially to the touch.

Senses

doloroso is used for these senses in English:

  • distressing Causing distress; upsetting; distressful.
  • poignant (chiefly, Britain, dated) Inducing sharp physical pain.
  • sore Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.

painful — full definition

  1. adj Causing physical or emotional pain.
  2. adj Informal: very bad or embarrassing in quality.

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