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morose

[ muh-rohs ]
/ məˈroʊs /
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adjective

gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
characterized by or expressing gloom.

Words related to morose

irritability, acrimony, sullenness, tartness, sharpness, bitterness, roughness, difficulty, acerbity, irascibility, peevishness, meanness, sourness, crabbiness, crossness, anger, gloominess, moodiness

Words nearby morose

morogoro, moron, moroni, moror, moros, morose, morpeth, morph, morph-, morph., morphactin

Origin of morose

1555–65; < Latin mōrōsus fretful, peevish, willful, equivalent to mōr- (stem of mōs) will, inclination + -ōsus -ose1

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British Dictionary definitions for moroseness

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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