What does morose mean?
Morose means Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour..
Morose
/məˈɹəʊs/ · adjective
Meaning
Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour..
Example Sentences
If there is any boy or man who loves to be melancholy and morose, and who cannot enter with kindly sympathy into the regions of fun, let me seriously advise him to shut my book and put it away. It is not meant for him.
My skin is cold / Transfusion with somebody / Morose and old / Drop into fruitless dying / It was tempting and bared / The whoring angel rising / Now burning prayers / My silent time of losing / My foes, they can't destroy my body / Colliding slow, like life itself
Synonyms for morose
Antonyms for morose
Related Words
Word Forms
- more morose
- moroser
- most morose
- morosest
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for morose?
Common synonyms include melancholy, sulky, crabby, glum.
What is the opposite of morose?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use morose in a sentence?
If there is any boy or man who loves to be melancholy and morose, and who cannot enter with kindly sympathy into the regions of fun, let me seriously advise him to shut my book and put it away. It is not meant for him.
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