dour
[adjective]
Synonyms: gloomy, dismal, dreary, forbidding, grim, morose, sour, sullen, unfriendly

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Related Words: rigid, rigorous, strict, implacable

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dour /dʊə, ˈdaʊə $ daʊr, dʊr/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Gaelic; Origin: dur, perhaps from Latin durus 'hard']

1. serious, never smiling, and unfriendly

2. a dour place is one that is plain and dull, and where people do not have any fun
—dourly adverb

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