dourly
- a word derived from dour.
Example Sentences
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After a four-day conflict between India and Pakistan last year, Islamabad publicly hailed Mr. Trump’s role in ending the conflict—a role India dourly denied—and nominated the U.S. president for a Nobel Peace Prize.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
He disapproved of this new addition to his Sunday paper, and dourly warned his coarse and rumpled underling: “I will not permit you to make your contest a repository of bathroom humor.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2022
Elves were never a personal favorite, mostly because they're so dourly intense.
From Salon • Oct. 3, 2022
Each song is a labyrinth with hairpin-turn episodes and lyrics full of dourly corrosive observations.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2019
He studied the hooting crowd dourly before taking a deep bow.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
