Dolorous and Wailing

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Dolorous adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

Usage example: dolorous ballads of death and regret

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Wailing and dolorous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wailing" instead an adjective "Dolorous".

Nearby Words: dolor, dolour

Wailing adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

Usage example: a wailing quality in her voice that makes her a natural for country music

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Dolorous and wailing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dolorous" instead an adjective "Wailing".

Nearby Words: wail, wailed

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