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Another word for morose

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Adjective

  1. Broodingly and sullenly unhappy

    See also:

    happy

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Another word for morose

Modifier

  1. Gloomy

    See also:

    troubled

    sad

  2. Ill-humored

    See also:

    sullen

    irritable

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Sentence Examples

  • "I don't mean to sound morose," he said with a smile.

  • His face suddenly took on a morose expression.

  • When he came in to tea, silent, morose, and with tear-stained face, everybody pretended not to notice anything.

  • The popular notion that Bentham was a morose visionary is far removed from fact.

  • Those about him had never seen the count so morose and irritable.

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