Dolorous and Ecstatic

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Dolorous adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

Usage example: dolorous ballads of death and regret

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Ecstatic is an antonym for dolorous.

Nearby Words: dolor, dolour

Ecstatic adjective - Experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion.

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Dolorous is an antonym for ecstatic.

Nearby Words: ecstasy, ecstatically

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