morose

[ muh-rohs ]
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adjective
  1. gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.

  2. characterized by or expressing gloom.

Origin of morose

1
First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin mōrōsus “fretful, peevish, willful,” equivalent to mōr- (stem of mōs ) “will, inclination” + -ōsus adjective suffix (see -ose1)

synonym study For morose

1. See glum.

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Opposites for morose

Other words from morose

  • mo·rose·ly, adverb
  • mo·rose·ness, mo·ros·i·ty [muh-ros-i-tee], /məˈrɒs ɪ ti/, noun
  • su·per·mo·rose, adjective
  • su·per·mo·rose·ness, noun
  • un·mo·rose, adjective
  • un·mo·rose·ness, noun

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How to use morose in a sentence

  • There was a touch of morosity about the late Rector of Lincoln which led him to take gloomy views of men, particularly Oxford men.

    Obiter Dicta | Augustine Birrell
  • Let no one be affrighted or turned away from the life of virtue and religion by your gloom and morosity.

    Santa Teresa | Alexander Whyte
  • I speak not for nastiness, uncleanness, and uncomeliness: I speak not for a cynical morosity or unsociableness.

  • It is his turn now, and his morosity is exchanged for an equally uncomfortable hilarity.

    Nancy | Rhoda Broughton
  • Algy's morosity has returned tenfold, and he is performing the evolution familiarly known as "pulling your nose to vex your face."

    Nancy | Rhoda Broughton

British Dictionary definitions for morose

morose

/ (məˈrəʊs) /


adjective
  1. ill-tempered or gloomy

Origin of morose

1
C16: from Latin mōrōsus peevish, capricious, from mōs custom, will, caprice

Derived forms of morose

  • morosely, adverb
  • moroseness, noun

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