dolorously
In sad fashion
Dolorously means in a manner expressing grief, sorrow, or pain.
The word is literary and somewhat old-fashioned: She gazed dolorously at the empty chair where he used to sit.
It suggests a mournful quality that may border on the theatrical or overwrought.
Sounding sad, sorrowful
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
- woefulExtremely sad or pitiful
- sorrowfulFilled with grief
- lugubriousExaggeratedly mournful in manner
lamenting · moaning · wailing · sobbing · whimpering · groaning · crying · beseeching
State of emotional pain
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
- forlornSad and abandoned
- desolateBleak and abandoned
despondent · crestfallen · downcast · woeful · dejected · heavy-hearted · gloom · longing
Deep emotional distress
- mourningPeriod following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- weepingShedding tears audibly
grieving · heartbreak · loss · anguish · woe · heartache · tragedy · bereaved
plaintive
Sounding sad, sorrowful
lugubrious · lamenting · moaning · wailing · sobbing · whimpering · groaning · crying · beseeching · pleading
sadness
State of emotional pain
desolate · despondent · crestfallen · downcast · woeful · dejected · heavy-hearted · gloom · longing · yearning
sorrow
Deep emotional distress
- mourningPeriod following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
weeping · grieving · heartbreak · loss · anguish · woe · heartache · tragedy · bereaved · tearful
pain
Bodily or emotional distress
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- anguishIntense mental suffering
misery · affliction · hardship · distress · trauma · despair · ordeal · tribulation · wounded · aching
somber
Gravely serious in mood
sepulchral · gloomy · bleak · dismal · morose · subdued · hushed · muted · heavy · dark