1. In a sorrowful, mournful, or plaintive manner; with a sense of pain or grief.
Usage: Musical direction; Italian origin, used in English musical contexts

1. Expressing or characterized by sorrow, pain, or melancholy.
Usage: Musical or literary use; less common in everyday English

Examples

• The cellist played the passage doloroso, drawing out each note with deep emotion.
• The composer marked the second movement doloroso to convey the character's inner anguish.
• She sang the aria in a doloroso voice that moved the entire audience to tears.
• The doloroso melody lingered in the concert hall long after the performance ended.
• He delivered the monologue with a doloroso tone that emphasized the tragedy of the moment.