Moroseness
[mə'rɔsənɪs]
Definition
(n.) Sourness of temper; sulenness.
Typed by Laverne
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Crabbedness, sullenness, moodiness, churlishness, sourness, sulkiness, sulks, spleen, ill-temper, bad blood, black looks.
Editor: Randolph
Examples
- Caroline, when she knew all, acknowledged that Miss Mann was rather to be admired for fortitude than blamed for moroseness. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- That minister had always been my secret enemy, though he outwardly caressed me more than was usual to the moroseness of his nature. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Why, I have been ashamed of your moroseness there! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
Typist: Maura