morose
[muh-rohs]
- gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- characterized by or expressing gloom.
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Origin of morose
1555–65; < Latin mōrōsus fretful, peevish, willful, equivalent to mōr- (stem of mōs) will, inclination + -ōsus -ose1
Synonyms
See more synonyms for morose on Thesaurus.com1. moody, sour, sulky, surly. See glum.
Antonyms
1. cheerful.
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Examples from the Web for morosely
Contemporary Examples
Afterwards, back in the locker room, Gregg Allman morosely doles himself out another dollop of coke.
Historical Examples
Good Indian leaned his back against a tree, and eyed the two morosely.
Good IndianB. M. Bower
He went about morosely and snapped villainously at the boys.
The Night RidersRidgwell Cullum
Morosely he ruminated on the suppressed adjective for a moment.
NobodyLouis Joseph Vance
"It may be anything," uttered Jorgenson, morosely, but as it were in a mollified tone.
The RescueJoseph Conrad
"My name's not Daddleskink," the Tyro informed him morosely.
Little Miss GrouchSamuel Hopkins Adams
morose
- ill-tempered or gloomy
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Word Origin
C16: from Latin mōrōsus peevish, capricious, from mōs custom, will, caprice
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Word Origin and History for morosely
morose
adj.
1530s "gloomy," from Latin morosus "morose, peevish, hypercritical, fastidious," from mos (genitive moris) "habit, custom" (see moral (adj.)). In English, manners by itself means "(good) manners," but here the implication in Latin is "(bad) manners." Related: Morosity.
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