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- DictionaryMo·rose/məˈrōs/
adjective
- 1. sullen and ill-tempered: "she was morose and silent when she got home"
unhappy, annoyed, and unwilling to speak or smile: a morose expression. Why are you so morose these days? Synonyms. dour. glum informal. moody. saturnine literary. sullen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom. be in a funk idiom.
A morose person is sullen, gloomy, sad, glum, and depressed — not a happy camper. When someone is morose, they seem to have a cloud of sadness hanging over them. This word is stronger than just sad — morose implies being extremely gloomy and depressed.
5 days ago · morose ( comparative more morose or moroser, superlative most morose or morosest) Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour . Synonyms: melancholy, sulky, crabby, glum, grouchy, gruff, moody. Derived terms [ edit] morose delectation. Related terms [ edit]
Definition of morose adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood. 2. characterized by or expressing gloom: a morose silence. [1555–65; < Latin mōrōsus fretful, peevish, willful = mōr- (s. of mōs) will, inclination + -ōsus -ose 1] mo•rose′ly, adv. mo•rose′ness, mo•ros•i•ty (məˈrɒs ɪ ti) n. syn: See glum.
4 days ago · morose. (məroʊs ) adjective. Someone who is morose is miserable, bad-tempered, and not willing to talk very much to other people. She was morose, pale, and reticent. Synonyms: sullen, miserable, moody, gloomy More Synonyms of morose. morosely adverb [usually ADVERB with verb]
adjective. uk / məˈrəʊs / us. Add to word list. If someone is morose, they are not friendly or happy and they talk very little. (Definition of morose from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of morose. in Chinese (Traditional) 陰鬱的, 脾氣不好的, 孤僻的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 阴郁的, 脾气不好的, 孤僻的… See more.
