different between dourly vs dour

English

Etymology

dour +? -ly

Adverb

dourly (comparative more dourly, superlative most dourly)

1. In a dour manner.

English

Etymology

From Scots dour, from Latin d?rus (“hard, stern”), possibly via Middle Irish dúr.Compare French dur, Catalan dur, Italian duro, Portuguese duro, Romanian dur, Spanish duro. Doublet of dure.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d??/, /?da??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d??/, /?da??/, /?da?.?/
• Rhymes: -a??(?), -??(?)
• Homophones: Daur, doer, door, dower (depending on speaker)

Adjective

dour (comparative dourer or more dour, superlative dourest or most dour)

1. Stern, harsh and forbidding.
2. Unyielding and obstinate.
3. Expressing gloom or melancholy; sullen, gloomy

Synonyms

• (stern, harsh): forbidding, harsh, severe, stern
• (unyielding): obstinate, stubborn, unyielding
• (expressing gloom): dejected, gloomy, melancholic, sullen

Derived terms

• dourly
• dourness

Translations

Anagrams

• doru, ordu

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *du?r, from Proto-Celtic *dubros, from Proto-Indo-European *d?ub?rós (“deep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?du?r/

Noun

dour m (plural dourioù or doureier)

1. water
2. (by extension) rain, tears, sweat, saliva

Mutation

Scots

Etymology

From Middle Irish dúr, from Latin d?rus (“hard”).

Adjective

dour

1. stern, severe, relentless, dour

References

• “dour” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.