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Definition of morose adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

morose

adjective
 
/məˈrəʊs/
 
/məˈrəʊs/
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  1. unhappy, in a bad mood and not talking very much synonym gloomy
    • She just sat there looking morose.
    • She seems a bit morose today.
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin morosus ‘peevish’, from mos, mor- ‘manner’.
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