All 8 Uses
dour
in
Outlander
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- The guide, a dour-looking little man in weather-beaten cotton shirt and twill trousers, stowed the picnic hamper tidily beneath the seat, and offered me a callused hand down into the well of the boat.†
p. 27.7
- Our guide, despite his dour appearance, was knowledgeable and talkative, pointing out the islands, castles, and ruins that rimmed the long, narrow loch.†
p. 27.8 *
- A wavering outline resolved itself into the dour figure of Murtagh, staring disapprovingly down at me from the foot of the bed.†
p. 188.2
- Murtagh's dour face remained unchanged, but a faint gleam showed in his eye, nonetheless.†
p. 476.3
- It smelt delicious—some sort of stew—and I eagerly accepted the invitation, ignoring Murtagh's dour speculations as to the basic nature of the beast that had provided the stewmeat.†
p. 501.7
- Murtagh's expression was the same as always: grim-mouthed and dour, narrow chin receding into the grimy neck of his shirt.†
p. 512.9
- I had seldom seen him with anything more than a sort of patient dourness showing on his features, but now he positively glowed with suppressed excitement.†
p. 544.4
- He turned to me, and gave me the closest thing I had ever seen to a smile on his dour countenance.†
p. 569.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(dour) very serious, stern, and unfriendly -- often in a gloomy or harsh way
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)