doloroso — meaning in English

English meaning

• gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
• painful adj Causing physical or emotional pain.

Senses

doloroso is used for these senses in English:

• dolorous Solemnly or ponderously sad.
• gall (figurative, uncountable) Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.
• painful Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. [from 14th c.]

gall — full definition

1. noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
2. verb To irritate or annoy someone deeply.
3. noun Bile, the bitter fluid produced by the liver.
4. noun A sore patch on the skin caused by rubbing or chafing.
5. noun A lump or growth on a plant, often caused by an insect laying eggs inside it.

painful — full definition

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

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