morose[adjective]Synonyms: sullen, depressed, dour, gloomy, glum, ill-tempered, moody, sour, sulky, surly, taciturn
Antonyms: blithe
Contrasted words: jocund, jolly, jovial, merry
Related Words: choleric,
cranky,
irascible,
splenetic,
testy,
irritable,
waspish,
brusque,
gruff [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
mo‧rose /məˈrəʊs $ -ˈroʊs/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: morosus, from mos; ⇒ moral1]
bad-tempered, unhappy, and silent:
Daniel seems very morose and gloomy.—morosely adverb:
He stared morosely at the floor.—moroseness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲