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Morose

/məˈɹəʊs/

Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.

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adjective
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    Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.

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WordDefinition
sullennounHaving a brooding ill temper; sulky.
dournounStern, harsh and forbidding.
darknounHaving an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
glumnounDespondent; moody; sullen.
gloweringnounThe act of giving a glower.
sournounTasting of acidity.
moodynounGiven to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
ill-naturedSynonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered.
saturnine(comparable) Of a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Morose"

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WordDefinition
glumnounDespondent; moody; sullen.
sullenHaving a brooding ill temper; sulky.
saturninenoun(comparable) Of a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy
moodynounGiven to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
dournounStern, harsh and forbidding.
ill-naturedSynonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered.
sourTasting of acidity.
gloweringnounThe act of giving a glower.
darkHaving an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
sadFeeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
grimDismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
gloomySuffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
bleakUnhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
sluggishSlow; having little motion.
slackLacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
poorWith no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
grumnounMorose, stern, surly, sullen.
sombreDark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.
solemn(by extension) Deeply serious and sombre; grave.
sombrousGloomy; sombre.

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