Meaning
painful
- distressing
In a sentence
Ho avuto un taglio doloroso alla mano.
I got a painful cut on my hand.
È stato un addio molto doloroso per noi.
It was a very painful goodbye for us.
È ancora doloroso toccare quel dito?
Does it still hurt to touch that finger?
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| doloroso | masculine · singular |
| dolorosa | feminine · singular |
| dolorosi | masculine · plural |
| dolorose | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use doloroso for both physical pain and emotionally upsetting situations; for stronger emotional tone, traumatico or straziante may fit better.
- It agrees in gender and number: doloroso, dolorosa, dolorosi, dolorose.
- With body parts, Italian often prefers constructions like mi fa male or è dolorante instead of doloroso.