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Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored; severe.

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  1. a. Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored; severe.
  2. a. Lascivious; brooding over evil thoughts.
  3. adj. showing a brooding ill humor
  4. 1. Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored; severe. "A morose and affected taciturnity." I. Watts. 2. Lascivious; brooding over evil thoughts. [Obs.] Syn. -- Sullen; gruff; severe; austere; gloomy; crabbed; crusty; churlish; surly; ill-humored.
  5. j:100 s showing a brooding ill humor