causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief

Pronunciation:
DOH-luhr-uss

In a sentence:
As dolorous as she was after the death of her husband, Mrs. Jacobson still managed to cook up some mean blueberry pancakes, with real tears substituted for salt at the batter-making stage. 

In a different sentence:
Although the large bronze statue was a great find, the donkey’s facial expression was dolorous and depressing, and the collector allowed himself to be out-bid by a blind girl who thought she was getting a horse.