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单词 morose
释义 mo·rose
\məˈrōs, (ˈ)mō|r-, (ˈ)mȯ|r-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin morosus, from mor-, mos custom, habit + -osus -ose — more at mood
1. : having a sullen and gloomy disposition : not friendly or sociable
 < always found her silent even to the pitch of appearing morose — Compton Mackenzie >
 < when deprived of spirits, he became gloomy, morose, and irritable — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall >
2. : marked by or expressive of gloom
 < a morose little essay on the low state of the short story — James Kelly >
 < a long, morose dressing gown grotesquely capped with a derby — Brooks Atkinson >
Synonyms: see sullen
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