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- pronunciation:
- dur
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daUr
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
sullen, ill-humored, or unfriendly.
- synonyms:
- crabbed, glum, long-faced, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen, surly
- antonyms:
- cheerful, friendly
- similar words:
- bad-tempered, forbidding, gloomy, hard, moody, stern, sulky
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| definition 2: |
harsh, stern, or severe.
- synonyms:
- grim, hard, harsh, rigorous, severe, stern, strict, stringent
- similar words:
- austere, demanding, rigid
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| definition 3: |
unyielding; obstinate.
- synonyms:
- obstinate, rigid, stern
- similar words:
- hard, implacable, refractory, strict
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| related words: |
ill-natured, severe |
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| derivations: |
dourly (adv.), dourness (n.) |
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