doloriferous

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdʌləˈɹɪfəɹəs/, /ˌdəʊləˈɹɪfəɹəs/
  • Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

doloriferous (comparative more doloriferous, superlative most doloriferous)

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