Dour

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Hard; inflexible; obstinate; bold; hardy.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect; hardy; bold.
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  • adjective. Stern, harsh and forbidding.
  • adjective. Unyielding and obstinate.
  • adjective. Expressing gloom or melancholy; sullenly unhappy.
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  • adjective. showing a brooding ill humor
  • adjective. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
  • adjective. stubbornly unyielding
    • Word Usage
    "In previous years, Arsenal were known as a dour, if effective, outfit, masters at eking out a 1-0 victory."
    Form
    dourly  dourness  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Auer  Bower  Gower  Power  bour  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    austere  dejected  despondent  disapprove  glum  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Spartan  Spartanic  adamant  adamantine  astringent  
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