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    morose
    /mɒˈrəʊs/

    adjective

    • 1. sullen and ill-tempered: "she was morose and silent when she got home"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMOROSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    unhappy, annoyed, and unwilling to speak or smile: a morose expression. Why are you so morose these days? Synonyms. dour. glum informal. moody. saturnine literary. sullen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom. be in a funk idiom.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › moroseMorose Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of MOROSE is having a sullen and gloomy disposition. How to use morose in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Morose.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › moroseMorose - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A morose person is sullen, gloomy, sad, glum, and depressed — not a happy camper. When someone is morose, they seem to have a cloud of sadness hanging over them. This word is stronger than just sad — morose implies being extremely gloomy and depressed.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › moroseMOROSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Morose definition: gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.. See examples of MOROSE used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMOROSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    MOROSE meaning: 1. unhappy, annoyed, and unwilling to speak or smile: 2. unhappy, annoyed, and unwilling to speak…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMOROSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Someone who is morose is miserable, bad-tempered, and not willing to talk very much to other people.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › moroseMorose - definition of morose by The Free Dictionary

    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 -ose 1] mo•rose′ly, adv. mo•rose′ness, mo•ros•i•ty (məˈrɒs ɪ ti) n. syn: See glum.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › moroseMorose Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    From Latin morosus (“particular, scrupulous, fastidious, self-willed, wayward, capricious, fretful, peevish" ), from mos (“way, custom, habit, self-will" ): see moral. From Wiktionary. Latin mōrōsus peevish from mōs mōr- self-will, caprice, manner mē- 1 in Indo-European roots.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionmorose adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of morose adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMOROSE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    MOROSE definition: If someone is morose, they are not friendly or happy and they talk very little.. Learn more.