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morosity

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mo⋅rose

  [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:
1555–65; < L mōrōsus fretful, peevish, willful, equiv. to mōr- (s. of mōs) will, inclination + -ōsus -ose 1

Related forms:
mo⋅rose⋅ly, adverb
mo⋅rose⋅ness, mo⋅ros⋅i⋅ty  [muh-ros-i-tee] , noun

Synonyms:
1. moody, sour, sulky, surly. See glum.

Antonyms:
1. cheerful.
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