dolent

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Dole and dolent are doubtless the exact counterparts of dolore and dolente, so far as mere etymology can go.

From The Unseen World and Other Essays by Fiske, John

The literary epicure may keenly relish such epithets as dolent; but the common English reader, who loves plain fare, can hardly fail to be startled by it.

From The Unseen World and Other Essays by Fiske, John

On a day this chanced to you; Out of Limousin there drew One, a pilgrim, sore adread, Lay in pain upon his bed, Tossed, and took with fear his breath, Very dolent, near to death.

From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene

Very dolent and right heavy was the fair lady that thus her lord had fled his house.

From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene

By turns they were dolent, forsaken, languorous, and haughty.

From Là-bas by Wallace, Keene