Dolorously
Dolorously adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: another country singer wailing dolorously about the faithless woman who done him wrong
Ruefully and dolorously are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruefully" instead an adverb "Dolorously".
Ruefully
Ruefully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: ruefully accepted the fact that the drunk driver would never adequately pay for his crime
Dolorously and ruefully are semantically related. You can use "Dolorously" instead an adverb "Ruefully".
Nearby Words: rueful, ruefulness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- agonizingly and dolorously
- agonizingly and ruefully
- bitterly and dolorously
- bitterly and ruefully
- distressingly and dolorously
- distressingly and ruefully
- painfully and dolorously
- painfully and ruefully
- sadly and dolorously
- sadly and ruefully
- woefully and dolorously
- woefully and ruefully
- dismally and dolorously
- dismally and ruefully
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