Definitions for: Morose

[adj] showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"

Webster (1913) Definition: Mo*rose", a. [L. morosus, prop., excessively addicted
to any particular way or habit, fr. mos, moris, manner,
habit, way of life: cf. F. morose.]
1. Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored; severe.
``A morose and affected taciturnity.'' --I. Watts.

2. Lascivious; brooding over evil thoughts. [Obs.]

Syn: Sullen; gruff; severe; austere; gloomy; crabbed; crusty;
churlish; surly; ill-humored.

Synonyms: dark, dour, glowering, glum, ill-natured, moody, saturnine, sour, sullen

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