Morose

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Sullenly melancholy; gloomy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored; severe.
  • adj. Lascivious; brooding over evil thoughts.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Fastidious; scrupulous.
  • Of a sour temper; severe; sullen and austere.
  • Synonyms Gloomy. Sulky, etc. (see sullen), gruff, crabbed, crusty, churlish, surly, ill-humored, ill-natured, cross-grained.
  • Lingering; persistent.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. showing a brooding ill humor
  • Equivalent
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    crusty    sullen    crabbed    austere    gruff    churlish    severe    ill-humored    surly    gloomy   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Gross    Grosz    adios    arkose    bowse    close    diagnose    dos    dose    engross   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    moody    irritable    sulky    sullen    glum    quarrelsome    discontented    unkind    resentful    dejected