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doloriferous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌdʌləˈɹɪfəɹəs/
• /ˌdəʊləˈɹɪfəɹəs/

Etymology

Latin dolōrifer, from dolor (“sorrow, pain”)

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Producing pain.
   • […] whether or not wine may be granted, in such doloriferous affects in the joints […] 1654, Tobias Whitaker, The Blood of the Grape:

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