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morose
English
Etymology
From French morose, from Latin m?r?sus (“particular, scrupulous, fastidious, self-willed, wayward, capricious, fretful, peevish”), from m?s (“way, custom, habit, self-will”). See moral.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /m?????s/
- (US) IPA(key): /m???o?s/
Adjective
morose (comparative more morose or moroser, superlative most morose or morosest)
- Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
- Synonyms: melancholy, sulky, crabby, glum, grouchy, gruff, moody
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- morose in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- morose in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- morose at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Romeos, mooers, more so, moreso, roomes
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin m?r?sus (“peevish, wayward”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?.?oz/
- Homophone: moroses
Adjective
morose (plural moroses)
- sullen, gloomy, morose
Derived terms
- morosement
- morosité
Related terms
- mœurs
Further reading
- “morose” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Adjective
morose
- feminine plural of moroso
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mo??ro?.se/, [mo???o?s??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mo?ro.se/, [m?????s??]
Adjective
m?r?se
- vocative masculine singular of m?r?sus
References
- morose in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- morose in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- morose in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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biting
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ba?t??/
- Rhymes: -a?t??
Verb
biting
- present participle of bite
Noun
biting (plural bitings)
- An instance of something being bitten.
Derived terms
- nail biting, nailbiting
Translations
Adjective
biting (comparative more biting, superlative most biting)
- Causing a stinging sensation.
- a biting wind
- Cutting or incisive.
- a biting criticism
- Tending to bite.
- a biting insect
Translations
Derived terms
- bitingly
- nail-biting, nailbiting
Danish
Etymology
From bi- (“by-”) +? ting (“thing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biten?/, [?b?it?e??]
- Rhymes: -e??
Noun
biting c (singular definite bitingen, plural indefinite biting)
- a matter of secondary importance
Usage notes
Almost always used in the indefinite form.
Inflection
Synonyms
- bagatel
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