Morose - English meaning

adjective

Becoming annoyed or angry very easily

adjective

Relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance.

Usage examples:

A hard, dour, humourless fanatic

adjective

(of a person’s appearance or manner) very serious and sad, and likely to judge people severely

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A dour look

adjective

Dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening.

Usage examples:

A gloomy corridor badly lit by oil lamps

verb

Have an angry or sullen look on one's face; scowl.

Usage examples:

She glowered at him suspiciously

verb

Present participle of glower

Usage examples:

There's no point glowering at me like that - you know the rules., figurative large, black rain clou…

adjective

Looking or feeling dejected; morose.

Usage examples:

The princess looked glum but later cheered up

adjective

Sad and discouraged

Usage examples:

A glum expression, marty nodded glumly.

adjective

Lacking humour; not able to appreciate or express humour.

Usage examples:

They are such a humourless bunch

adjective

Unfriendly or in a bad mood

Usage examples:

He was a surly and ill-humoured man., although their discussions were at times intense, they were n…

adjective

Easily annoyed

Usage examples:

An increasingly ill-tempered match saw three players sent off before half-time.

adjective

(of a person) given to unpredictable changes of mood, especially sudden bouts of gloominess or sullenness.

Usage examples:

His moody adolescent brother

adjective

(of a person) often sad, or changing from being happy to sad, often for no clear reason

verb

Frown in an angry or bad-tempered way.

Usage examples:

She scowled at him defiantly

noun

An angry or bad-tempered expression.

Usage examples:

She stamped into the room with a scowl on her face

adjective

Having a very annoyed expression

Usage examples:

I have a scowling boss and a mountain of work to do., on the poster there was a picture of a scowli…

adverb

To such a great extent.

Usage examples:

The words tumbled out so fast that i could barely hear them

conjunction

And for this reason; therefore.

Usage examples:

It was still painful so i went to see a specialist

noun

Variant spelling of soh.

adjective

Having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar.

Usage examples:

She sampled the wine and found it was sour

noun

A drink made by mixing a spirit with lemon or lime juice.

Usage examples:

A rum sour

verb

Make or become sour.

Usage examples:

Water soured with tamarind

adjective

Morose, bad-tempered, and resentful; refusing to be cooperative or cheerful.

Usage examples:

Disappointment was making her sulky

noun

A light two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for one person, used chiefly in trotting races.

Usage examples:

The prompters, which are not permitted to put their head in front of the horse in the time trial, w…

adjective

Refusing to smile or be pleasant to people, usually because you are angry about something

Usage examples:

She brought along a couple of sulky kids who didn't say a word the whole time.

adjective

Bad-tempered and sulky.

Usage examples:

A sullen pout

noun

A sulky or depressed mood.

Usage examples:

When i mentioned this, he lapsed back into the sullens.

adjective

Bad-tempered and unfriendly.

Usage examples:

The porter left with a surly expression

adjective

Not wanting to please you or to be friendly

Usage examples:

The clerks in this post office are sullen, surly, and inefficient.

adjective

(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Usage examples:

After such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose

adjective

Usually speaking very little

Usage examples:

He was always quiet, reserved, and taciturn.

adjective

Unwilling to talk or impart information.

Usage examples:

He had always been quiet and uncommunicative, having few friends

adjective

Not willing to talk

Usage examples:

He had a headache and was uncommunicative.

adjective

Not responsive.

Usage examples:

These symptoms may be unresponsive to conventional treatment

adjective

Not reacting or answering, or not reacting or answering satisfactorily

Usage examples:

The company has been unresponsive to her efforts to discuss a settlement.

adjective

(of a person or their manner or expression) serious or unfriendly; not smiling.

Usage examples:

His face was hard and unsmiling

adjective

Not enjoying or making an effort to behave sociably in the company of others.

Usage examples:

Terry was grumpy and unsociable

adjective

→  unsocial