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单词 morosely
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moroselyadv.

Brit. /məˈrəʊsli/, U.S. /mɔˈroʊsli/, /məˈroʊsli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: morose adj.1, -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < morose adj.1 + -ly suffix2.
In a morose manner.
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the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > [adverb]
distemperatelya1398
thraftlya1578
darkly1597
moodily1611
mustily1620
distemperedlya1639
sullenly1650
morosely1654
sullen1718
grumly1727
ill-humouredly1795
sulkily1796
sumphishly1850
biliously1865
glumpily1865
farouchely1931
frumpily1934
society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [adverb] > morosely or sulkily
morosely1654
sulkily1796
farouchely1931
1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 253 Such whole Heads are filled with those Principles of Prejudice..which are either falsly receptive, or morosely exclusive.
1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 74. ⁋6 Their singularities therefore are only blameable, when they have imprudently or morosely withdrawn themselves from the world.
1838 W. E. Gladstone Diary 13 June in J. Morley Life Gladstone (1903) I. ii. iii. 150 Morosely withdrawing himself from the range of human sympathies.
1873 W. Black Princess of Thule x. 164 Morosely objecting to pretty nearly everything Lavender said.
1923 National Geographic Mag. Jan. 47/2 Then the Sardinian cart takes in tow its dejected and humiliated enemy and the passengers gaze morosely at the scenery.
1988 D. Profumo Sea Music (1989) vii. 62 ‘You may laugh,’ said the other man, morosely.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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