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morose

[ muh-rohs ]

adjective

  1. gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. characterized by or expressing gloom.


morose

/ əˈəʊ /

adjective

  1. ill-tempered or gloomy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԱ, noun
  • ˈDz, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·Dz· adverb
  • ·Dz·Ա ·Dz··ٲ [m, uh, -, ros, -i-tee], noun
  • ···Dz adjective
  • su·per··Dz·Ա noun
  • ܲ··Dz adjective
  • un··Dz·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of morose1

First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin ōōܲ “fretful, peevish, willful,” equivalent to ō- (stem of ō ) “will, inclination” + -ōܲ adjective suffix ( -ose 1 )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of morose1

C16: from Latin ōōܲ peevish, capricious, from ō custom, will, caprice
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Synonym Study

See glum.
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If you don't do that, you end up in a place that is morose and in some strange way, addicted to cortisol.

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As sad as the permanently morose seem, they do not even ridicule those who laugh, but those who find joy in their lives.

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"On comes Holland, a camera following him from backstage. He’s tearful, morose, muttering. He’s a very sad boy in a tight white vest," Bano wrote.

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And on a structural level, the storytelling of “IF” itself is a mess: a heartfelt but dramatically inert endeavor that whipsaws between tones ranging from whimsical to morose.

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Which is an apropos descriptor for the Mariners’ morose matinee, an 11-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Thursday.

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