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douradjective

uk ​ /dʊər/ us ​ /dʊr/
dourly
adverb uk ​ /ˈdʊə.li/ us ​ /ˈdʊr.li/
dourness
noun [ U ] /ˈdʊə.nəs/ /ˈdʊr.nəs/

(Definition of “dour” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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douradjective [ -er/-est only ]

us ​ /dʊər, dɑʊər/

› (of a person’s appearance or manner) very serious and sad, and likely to judge people severely:

a dour look

(Definition of “dour” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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