in a morose manner

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• Morose — Mo*rose (m[ o]*r[=o]s ), a. [L. morosus, prop., excessively addicted to any particular way or habit, fr. mos, moris, manner, habit, way of life: cf. F. morose.] 1. Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill humored; severe. A morose and affected… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• morose — [mə rōs′] adj. [L morosus, peevish, fretful, fastidious < mos (gen. moris), manner: see MOOD1] 1. ill tempered; gloomy, sullen, etc. 2. characterized by gloom morosely adv. moroseness n …   English World dictionary

• morose — adjective sullen and bad tempered. Derivatives morosely adverb moroseness noun Origin C16: from L. morosus peevish , from mos, mor manner …   English new terms dictionary

• morose — adj. sullen and ill tempered. Derivatives: morosely adv. moroseness n. Etymology: L morosus peevish etc. f. mos moris manner …   Useful english dictionary

• glum — glumly, adv. glumness, n. /glum/, adj., glummer, glummest. sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected. [1425 75; late ME; var. of GLOOM] Syn. moody, sulky; despondent, melancholy. GLUM, MOROSE, SULLEN, DOUR, SURLY all are adjectives describing a… …   Universalium

• morosely — adverb in a morose manner (Freq. 1) he fell morosely on the bed • Derived from adjective: ↑morose …   Useful english dictionary

• La Bruyère, Jean de — born August 1645, Paris, France died May 10/11, 1696, Versailles French satiric moralist. As a tutor and librarian in a royal household, he observed aristocratic idleness, fads, and fashions. His The Characters, or Manners of the Age, with the… …   Universalium

• sullen — sullen, *glum, morose, surly, sulky, crabbed, saturnine, dour, gloomy can mean governed by or showing, especially in one s aspect, a forbidding or disagreeable mood or disposition. One is sullen who is, often by disposition, gloomy, silent, and… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• sullen — adjective Etymology: Middle English solein solitary, from Anglo French sulein, solain, perhaps from sol, soul single, sole + ain after Old French soltain solitary, private, from Late Latin solitaneus, ultimately from Latin solus alone Date: 14th… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• glum — [[t]glʌm[/t]] adj. glum•mer, glum•mest sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME; var. of gloom glum′ly, adv. glum′ness, n. syn: glum, morose, sullen describe a gloomy, unsociable attitude. glum suggests a depressed,… …   From formal English to slang