 saturnine |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] bitter or scornful | |
| Examples: | "the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde |
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| Related terms: | sarcastic | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] showing a brooding ill humor | |
| Synonyms: | sullen morose glowering glum moody dour sour dark | |
| Examples: | "a dark scowl" "the proverbially dour New England Puritan" "a glum, hopeless shrug" "in moody silence" "a morose and unsociable manner" "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven "a sour temper" |
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| Related terms: | ill-natured | |
| Similar spelling: |
Saturn Saturnina Sauterne Saturniidae Saturnia Sauternes saturnism saturniid saturnalia |
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