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dour

/dʊr/

Synonyms of dour Antonyms of dour Examples of dour Usage of dour Parts of dour Definition that contains dour Words sounding like dour Explanation of dour

adjective
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
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"a dour, self-sacrificing life"

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forbidding grim unpleasant
adjective
stubbornly unyielding
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"dour determination"

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dogged persistent pertinacious tenacious unyielding obstinate stubborn unregenerate
adjective
showing a brooding ill humor
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"the proverbially dour New England Puritan"

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dark glowering glum moody morose saturnine sour sullen ill-natured

Synonyms & Similar Words

dark stubborn unpleasant sour grim persistent moody obstinate glum tenacious sullen forbidding dogged unyielding morose glowering pertinacious unregenerate saturnine ill-natured