doloriferous

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdʌləˈɹɪfəɹəs/, /ˌdəʊləˈɹɪfəɹəs/

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 […]