adj satadj.allstubbornly unyieldingSynset:dogged persistent pertinacious tenacious unyielding
Examples:- dogged persistence
- dour determination
- the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics
- a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it - T.S.Eliot
- men tenacious of opinion
Antonyms:docile
Derivationally Related Form:tenacitypertinacitydoggednesspersistencetenaciousnessunyieldingness
Inherited Hypernyms:dogged
Similar to:obstinate stubborn unregenerate
adj satadj.allharshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearanceSynset:forbidding grim
Examples:- a dour, self-sacrificing life
- a forbidding scowl
- a grim man loving duty more than humanity
- undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw - J.M.Barrie
Antonyms:pleasant
Derivationally Related Form:grimness
Inherited Hypernyms:dour
Similar to:unpleasant
adj satadj.allshowing a brooding ill humorSynset:dark glowering glum moody morose saturnine sour sullen
Examples:- a dark scowl
- the proverbially dour New England Puritan
- a glum, hopeless shrug
- he sat in moody silence
- a morose and unsociable manner
- a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius - Bruce Bliven
- a sour temper
- a sullen crowd
Antonyms:good-natured
Derivationally Related Form:morosenesssournessmoodinesssullennessglumness
Inherited Hypernyms:dark
Similar to:ill-natured