morose
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A morose horse, rice cakes, and a Harry Potter villain have become surprise hits in China ahead of the country's Lunar New Year holiday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
And the album’s closer, the pretty but slow “Silent Eyes,” feels like another morose nail in the coffin of a relationship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
For starters, some chronic oversavers can be anxious and morose.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2025
And on a structural level, the storytelling of “IF” itself is a mess: a heartfelt but dramatically inert endeavor that whipsaws between tones ranging from whimsical to morose.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024
I tried, persistently but in vain, to reach out for his love and understanding, and each time he reciprocated by becoming more distant and inscrutable, more morose and frightening to me.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing morose
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 2
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