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Morose   /mərˈoʊs/   Listen
adjective
Morose  adj.  
1.
Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored; severe. "A morose and affected taciturnity."
2.
Lascivious; brooding over evil thoughts. (Obs.)
Synonyms: Sullen; gruff; severe; austere; gloomy; crabbed; crusty; churlish; surly; ill-humored.





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"Morose" Quotes from Famous Books



... is a blessing to me, and I never see her without being the better for her company." Mrs. Unwin's character is written in her portrait with its prim but pleasant features; a Puritan and a precisian she was, but she was not morose or sour, and she had a boundless capacity for affection. Lady Hesketh, a woman of the world, and a good judge in every respect, says of her at a later period, when she had passed with Cowper through many sad and trying years: "She is very far from grave; ...
— Cowper • Goldwin Smith
... man was Aaron Stark, — Cursed and unkempt, shrewd, shrivelled, and morose. A miser was he, with a miser's nose, And eyes like little dollars in the dark. His thin, pinched mouth was nothing but a mark; And when he spoke there came like sullen blows Through scattered fangs a few snarled words and close, As if a cur ...
— The Children of the Night • Edwin Arlington Robinson
... flight he gave up the world for love. Springing from his ship-of-war into a light galley, he hastened in wild pursuit after his flying mistress. Overtaking her vessel, he went on board, but seated himself in morose misery at a distance, and would have nothing to do with her. Ruin and despair were ...
— Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) - The Romance of Reality • Charles Morris
... heroic way Jerry goes into the collar at a hard steep hill or some swirlin', rushin' ford. Sech bein' Jerry's work habits I'm prepared to overlook a heap of moral deeficiencies an' never lays it up ag'in Jerry that he's morose an' repellant when I flings ...
— Wolfville Nights • Alfred Lewis
... spoke I felt my heart swell with hope; the gloomy feelings of disappointment passed away, and I found myself gazing with astonishment at Mr Gunson, whose morose, disfigured face seemed to brighten up and glow, while his eye flashed again, as when Mr Raydon finished speaking he leaned forward and grasped ...
— To The West • George Manville Fenn


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