dourly
1
8.4
- adverb
- /ˈdaʊərli/
- The teacher spoke dourly after the students failed to complete their assignments.
- say dourly
- smile dourly
Examples
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" You forget too much," he said dourly.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Quite possibly he had had affairs with other women," Vespasia agreed dourly.
Fiction book (1990) -
"You had better be smiling," she said dourly.
Fiction book (1993) -
Rogers climbed dourly up on the box.
Fiction book (1990) -
The cadets looked dourly at each other.
Fiction book (1992) -
He considered the contents of his glass dourly.
Fiction book (1999) -
Apparently, Summer reflected dourly, the excessive sweetness had gone to his brain.
Fiction book (1995) -
"Are you satisfied?" she asked Ramoth, who was staring dourly at the pairing.
Fiction book (1991) -
He glanced dourly at the casing, then cast it aside in the snow.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Well," Field began jovially, "'ow did you find Milord this afternoon?" Rogers loitered dourly at his side.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
5
5.8
In a sad, quiet way that shows someone is unhappy
4
6.8
A quiet, angry way of showing you are upset
3
5.5
In a serious and sad way
3
6.4
In a way that shows anger or dislike
3
4.8
In a gloomy way that makes people feel sad or hopeless
2
4.1
In a sad way that shows no hope
2
6.5
In a sad, disappointed way
1
3.0
In a bad mood and speaking or acting in an unhappy way
1
6.0
In a sad or gloomy way that shows someone is unhappy
1
7.1
In a way that shows you are unhappy or annoyed
1
5.4
In a boring, gloomy way that shows little energy
1
8.0
In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling
1
7.5
By being quiet and not joining others to show someone is annoyed
1
7.2
In a sad way that shows you are unhappy
1
7.1
In a deep, sad way while thinking
1
9.1
In a very sad, gloomy way
1
9.9
In a very sad way
1
8.9
In a way that shows someone is upset by pushing the lips forward
1
9.8
To act quietly because you feel angry or sad
Antonyms
How Gloomy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dourly comes from dour, a word that once meant 'hard' or 'unfriendly' in old French and is the same root as in durable and endure. So, to act dourly is to behave in a hard, gloomy, or stern way.