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- pronunciation:
- m
ros
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
gloomy or sullen.
He lapsed into a morose silence.- synonyms:
- atrabilious, gloomy, saturnine, sullen
- antonyms:
- blithe, cheerful, ebullient, jovial, merry
- similar words:
- cheerless, dejected, depressed, dismal, dispirited, doleful, dour, funereal, glum, grim, lugubrious, moody, sad, somber, sulky, unhappy
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| related words: |
blue, dark, morbid, sour |
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| derivations: |
morosely (adv.), moroseness (n.) |
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