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morosely

morosely adverb: in a morose or sulky manner; gloomily.

Adverb

morosely (comparative more morosely, superlative most morosely)

  1. In a morose or sulky manner; gloomily.
    • "Oh, dry up,' said Arnold morosely.1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 168

Forms of morosely

comparativemore morosely
superlativemost morosely

Origin of morosely

From morose + -ly.

Questions about morosely

What does morosely mean?
Morosely means in a morose or sulky manner; gloomily.
What part of speech is morosely?
Morosely is an adverb.

Words near morosely in the dictionary

  1. moros
  2. Morosaglia
  3. morose
  4. morose delectation
  5. morose delectations
  6. morosely
  7. moroseness
  8. morosenesses
  9. moroser
  10. morosest
  11. morosexual

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