dour
adjective /dʊər/
/dʊr/ Definition
› (usually of a person's appearance or manner) unfriendly, unhappy, and very serious: The normally dour Mr James was photographed smiling and joking with friends.Not being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourFeeling sad and unhappy dourly /-li/ adverb Not being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourFeeling sad and unhappy
(Definition of dour adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (down) in the dumps idiom
- a dog's life idiom
- a long face idiom
- be cut up idiom
- be down in the mouth idiom
- be in a funk idiom
- distraught adjective
- distressed adjective
- doleful adjective
- downcast adjective (UNHAPPY)
- downhearted adjective
- lugubrious adjective
- martyred adjective
- maudlin adjective
- melancholic adjective
- moody adjective
- upset adjective (WORRIED)
- woe is me idiom
- woebegone adjective
- woeful adjective (SAD)
Topic:
Feeling sad and unhappy
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