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 © Cambridge University Press)

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