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adjectivegloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood. characterized by or expressing gloom. Origin of morose1555–65; from Latin mōrōsus “fretful, peevish, willful,” equivalent to mōr- (stem of mōs ) “will, inclination” + -ōsus -ose1 SYNONYMS FOR morose1 moody, sour, sulky, surly. SEE SYNONYMS FOR morose ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR moroseSEE ANTONYMS FOR morose ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for morose1. See glum. OTHER WORDS FROM morosemo·rose·ly, adverbmo·rose·ness, mo·ros·i·ty [muh-ros-i-tee], /məˈrɒs ɪ ti/, nounsu·per·mo·rose, adjectivesu·per·mo·rose·ly, adverb su·per·mo·rose·ness, nounun·mo·rose, adjectiveun·mo·rose·ly, adverbun·mo·rose·ness, noun Words nearby moroseMorogoro, Moro Gulf, moron, Moroni, Moros, morose, Moro's reflex, Morpeth, morph, morphactin, morphallaxis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for moroseGen X, the least excited generation about returning to the workplace, may also be saddling the experience with morose expectations. Gen Z Really Wants to Get Back to the Office|Fiona Zublin|September 1, 2020|Ozy Test audiences found the original ending too morose and wanted to see Alex get blown away. Return of the Bunny Boiler: Fatal Attraction’s World Stage Premiere|Nico Hines|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST I found the morose philosophers (Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Spengler) the most interesting. William H. Gass: How I Write|Noah Charney|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST He carried with him the insecurities, foibles, and morose visions of fin de siècle Europe. How Sherlock Holmes Took on the Capitalists|Ian Klaus|December 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Lee McQueen could see beauty in the morose and even the morbid. Michelle Obama in Alexander McQueen: Lady in Red|Robin Givhan|January 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST He peppers everyday discussion with arcane and morose tidbits of deathophelia. The Craziest Religions|Benyamin Cohen|July 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST The morose are bitterly dissatisfied with the world in general, and disposed to vent their ill nature upon others. English Synonyms and Antonyms|James Champlin Fernald Poirot, au contraire, was morose the whole evening, and awoke next morning exactly the same as usual. Tatterdemalion|John Galsworthy They shame him out of his sour, morose, unkind feelings, and he has to become kind himself. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness|Cecil B. Hartley Morose finds that instead of a mute helpmate he has got one who had 'a tongue with a tang,' and exclaims 'that cursed barber! Shakespeare and Music|Edward W. Naylor You will not join the worlds mirth, but then you are morose and have no joy of any kind. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis|Marcus Dods
British Dictionary definitions for moroseDerived forms of morosemorosely, adverbmoroseness, nounWord Origin for moroseC16: from Latin mōrōsus peevish, capricious, from mōs custom, will, caprice Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to morosemelancholy, sullen, grouchy, testy, cranky, dour, sad, ugly, gloomy, glum, surly, mournful, acrimonious, blue, brusque, cantankerous, choleric, churlish, crabby, cross |