Synonyms for morose
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : muh-rohs |
| Phonetic Transcription : məˈroʊs |
Top 10 synonyms for morose Other synonyms for the word morose
- acrimonious
- blue
- brusque
- cantankerous
- choleric
- churlish
- crabbed
- crabby
- cross
- dolorous
- down
- down in the dumps
- down in the mouth
- frowning
- gruff
- harsh
- having blue devils
- having the blahs
- ill-humored
- ill-tempered
- in a bad mood
- in a blue funk
- irritable
- low
- moody
- moping
- perverse
- perversive
- saturnine
- singing the blues
- snappish
- sour
- splenetic
- sulky
- taciturn
- testy
- troubled
- ugly
Définition of morose
Origin :- 1530s "gloomy," from Latin morosus "morose, peevish, hypercritical, fastidious," from mos (genitive moris) "habit, custom" (see moral (adj.)). In English, manners by itself means "(good) manners," but here the implication in Latin is "(bad) manners." Related: Morosity.
- adj depressed, pessimistic
- But Robin didn't laugh; his eyes, morose and cynical, held her there.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- It made him morose and gloomy, a man of one idea, to be shunned.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- He was tired and morose, and a settled worry clouded his face.
- Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 » by Various
- Even the Terrace was dusty, and the Members rusty and morose.
- Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
- She unbound and bound him in sections, as it were; he watching her with a morose smile.
- Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet
- Stephen, taking his cue from his sister, was morose and silent, also.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- And the rest of the journey to the store was made in morose silence.
- Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
- These men grow restless and morose in the cities, which seldom hold them long.
- Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss
- It will be far better than if I were present to silence the mirth with my morose presence.
- Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter
- Ananda is a better boon companion, He is not so morose as Devadatta.S.
- Extract from : « The Buddha » by Paul Carus
Antonyms for morose
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