Definition of morose Morose

/mɚowˈs/ - [merows] - mo•rose

We found 6 definitions of morose from 5 different sources.

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What does morose mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

morose - showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"
  dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, saturnine, sour, sullen
  ill-natured having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • morose (a.)
    Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored; severe.
  • morose (a.)
    Lascivious; brooding over evil thoughts.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • morose
    Moody and melancholic.

Part of speech

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  • morose, adjective.

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