morose
adjective
gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
morosity
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a word derived from
morose.
Example Sentences
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Norm expresses disdain for poetry, then continues to create a gorgeous Hemingway-style work of morosity.
From The Verge ● Jul. 7, 2015
A morosity of disposition is the natural outcome.
From The Philippine Islands by John Foreman
By a miracle the smith was not at the races, owing, as he explained, to his having "the toothaches," the two facts combined producing in him a morosity only equalled by that of Leigh Kelway.
From Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Martin Ross
Algy's morosity has returned tenfold, and he is performing the evolution familiarly known as "pulling your nose to vex your face."
From Nancy by Rhoda Broughton
Custine already remarked the expression of deep melancholy in the Grand Duke; and all those who have seen Alexander II. since have been struck with his sour and sullen morosity.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 by Various
