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mo·rose
(mə-rōs′, mô-)adj.
Sullenly melancholy; gloomy.
[Latin mōrōsus, peevish, from mōs, mōr-, self-will, caprice, manner; see mē- in Indo-European roots.]
mo·rose′ly adv.
mo·rose′ness n.
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morose
(məˈrəʊs)adj
ill-tempered or gloomy
[C16: from Latin mōrōsus peevish, capricious, from mōs custom, will, caprice]
moˈrosely adv
moˈroseness, moˈrosity n
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mo•rose
(məˈroʊs)adj.
1. gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
2. characterized by or expressing gloom: a morose silence.
[1555–65; < Latin mōrōsus fretful, peevish, willful =mōr- (s. of mōs) will, inclination + -ōsus -ose1]
mo•rose′ly, adv.
mo•rose′ness, mo•ros•i•ty (məˈrɒs ɪ ti) n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. | morose - showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |
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morose
adjective sullen, miserable, moody, gloomy, down, low, cross, blue, depressed, sour, crabbed, pessimistic, perverse, melancholy, dour, crusty, glum, surly, mournful, gruff, churlish, sulky, taciturn, ill-tempered, in a bad mood, grouchy (informal), down in the dumps (informal), crabby, saturnine, ill-humoured, ill-natured She was morose, pale and reticent.
happy, gay, friendly, sweet, pleasant, cheerful, good-humoured, amiable, genial, chirpy (informal), good-natured, blithe
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morose
adjectiveBroodingly and sullenly unhappy:
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Translations
كَئيب
zasmušilý
gnaventungsindig
drungalegur, önuglegur, fÿlulegur
drūms, nerunīgs
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morose
[məˈrəʊs] adj → cupo/a, tetro/a, imbronciato/a
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morose
(məˈrəus) adjectiveangry and silent.
moˈrosely adverbmoˈroseness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.