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morose — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  • dyspeptic adj Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.
  • glum adj Sad, sullen, or in low spirits.
  • morose adjective Gloomy, sullen, and in a persistently bad mood.
  • sullen adjective Gloomy, silent, and bad-tempered.

Senses

morose is used for these senses in English:

  • dour Expressing gloom or melancholy.
  • dyspeptic (figuratively, comparable) Irritable or morose.
  • glum Despondent; moody; sullen.
  • morose Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
  • sullen Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.

dour — full definition

  1. adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  2. adjective Gloomy or grim.

dyspeptic — full definition

  1. adj Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.
  2. adj Irritable or morose.

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