morose

First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin mōrōsus “fretful, peevish, willful,” equivalent to mōr- (stem of mōs ) “will, inclination” + -ōsus adjective suffix (see -ose¹)

synonym study for morose

1. See glum.

OTHER WORDS FROM morose

mo·rose·ly, adverbmo·rose·ness, mo·ros·i·ty

[muh-ros-i-tee], /məˈrɒs ɪ ti/, nounsu·per·mo·rose, adjectivesu·per·mo·rose·ness, noun

un·mo·rose, adjectiveun·mo·rose·ness, noun

How to use morose in a sentence

Both were unaffectedly devout, without the least tinge of moroseness or gloom.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton
As we rode on into the interminable wastes, he rallied me gleefully, but soon tired of my moroseness.
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough
Instead of looking upon me with his usual moroseness, he said to me a hundred jocose things without my knowing what he meant.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete|Jean Jacques Rousseau
Crossness and moroseness, for example, may be due to a dyspeptic condition and a chronically bad liver.
The Science of Human Nature|William Henry Pyle

The pawnbroker made a very bad third—in fact, scarcely counted, owing to his own moroseness or reserve.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for morose

morose

/ (məˈrəʊs) /

adjective

ill-tempered or gloomy

Derived forms of morose

morosely, adverbmoroseness, noun

Word Origin for morose

C16: from Latin mōrōsus peevish, capricious, from mōs custom, will, caprice

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