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1.
sullen; gloomy: The captain's dour look depressed us all.
2.
severe; stern: His dour criticism made us regret having undertaken the job.
3.
Scot. (of land) barren; rocky, infertile, or otherwise difficult or impossible to cultivate.
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Dour
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Example Sentences
- So far the show favors dour bickering over fish-out-of-water rural humor, much to its detriment.
- And people ask me why I look so dour.
- These tales will undoubtedly delight dog lovers and will not fail to charm even the most dour skeptics of supernatural phenomena.
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | dour1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | extremely serious and stern; forbidding |
| Etymology: | Latin durus 'hard' |
| Main Entry: | dour2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | gloomy, sullen |
| Etymology: | Latin durus 'hard' |
| Main Entry: | dour3 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | stubborn and obstinate |
| Etymology: | Latin durus 'hard' |
| Main Entry: | dour4 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | bleak and gloomy |
| Etymology: | Latin durus 'hard' |
| Usage: | meteorology |
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Word Origin & History
dour
late 14c., "severe," from Scottish and northern England dialect, probably from L. durus "hard" (see endure); sense of "gloomy" is late 15c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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