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morosely

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mo·rose  (m-rs, mô-)
adj.
Sullenly melancholy; gloomy.
[Latin mrsus, peevish, from ms, mr-, self-will, caprice, manner; see m-1 in Indo-European roots.]
mo·rosely adv.
mo·roseness n.
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Adv.1.morosely - in a morose manner; "he fell morosely on the bed"
Translations
morosely [məˈrəʊslɪ] ADV → malhumoradamente, morbosamente
morosely [məˈrəʊslɪ] adv → cupamente
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And holding my nose, I went morosely through all yesterdays and to-days: verily, badly smell all yesterdays and to-days of the scribbling rabble!
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
Lazarev glanced morosely at the little man with white hands who was doing something to him and, still standing motionless presenting arms, looked again straight into Alexander's eyes, as if asking whether he should stand there, or go away, or do something else.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
The talk continued on the same subject for a long time--the harmfulness of a household dividing up--and it was clearly not an abstract discussion but concerned the question of a separation in that house; a separation demanded by the second son who sat there morosely silent.
Master and Man by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
 
 
 
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