dolent
Example Sentences
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When the sailors heard this they were very dolent, but there was naught that they might do.
From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by France, Marie de
She had that dolent, troubled look in her eyes.
From Là-bas by Wallace, Keene
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
