morose
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mo·rose

adjective \mə-ˈrōs, m-\

Definition of MOROSE

1
: having a sullen and gloomy disposition
2
: marked by or expressive of gloom
mo·rose·ly adverb
mo·rose·ness noun
mo·ros·i·ty \-ˈrä-sə-tē\ noun

Examples of MOROSE

  1. He became morose and withdrawn and would not talk to anyone.
  2. <those morose job seekers who have grown accustomed to rejection>
  3. She thought of the bootlegger at home—a raddled, skinny old man, morose and suspicious. He sat on his front step with a shotgun on Halloween night. —Alice Munro, Runaway, 2004

Origin of MOROSE

Latin morosus, literally, capricious, from mor-, mos will
First Known Use: 1565

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