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adj. having a cheerless aspect or disposition.
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adj. showing a brooding ill humor
Word Usage
"He averted his glance quickly, but almost as quickly refixed his gaze upon the impassive symbol of death, with an expression glowering and contemptuous, and with an angry gesture struck it down among the weeds with his stick."