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Morose
- 4 dictionary resultsmo⋅rose
[muh-rohs] 
–adjective
| 1. | gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood. |
| 2. | characterized by or expressing gloom. |
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| mo·rose (mə-rōs', mô-) adj. Sullenly melancholy; gloomy. [Latin mōrōsus, peevish, from mōs, mōr-, self-will, caprice, manner; see mē-1 in Indo-European roots.] mo·rose'ly adv., mo·rose'ness n. |
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Morose
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.
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Language Translation for : Morose
Spanish:
huraño,
German:
mürrisch,
Japanese:
気むずかしい
morose
1534 (implied in morosity), "gloomy," from L. morosus "morose, peevish, fastidious," from mos (gen. moris) "habit, custom" (see moral). Though in Eng., manners by itself means "(good) manners," here the implication in L. is "(bad) manners."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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