All 3 Uses of
morose
in
Gulliver's Travels
- That minister was galbet, or admiral of the realm, very much in his master's confidence, and a person well versed in affairs, but of a morose and sour complexion.†
Chpt 1
- That minister had always been my secret enemy, though he outwardly caressed me more than was usual to the moroseness of his nature.†
Chpt 1 *
- They were not only opinionative, peevish, covetous, morose, vain, talkative, but incapable of friendship, and dead to all natural affection, which never descended below their grandchildren.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(morose) unhappy -- often with a withdrawn personality