different between morose vs testy
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
morose From the web:
- what morose means
- what morose means in spanish
- morose what does it mean
- morosely what part of speech
- what means morosexual
- what do morose mean
- morse code
- what does morose mean in spanish
testy
English
Etymology
Middle English testif (“headstrong”), from Old French testu, from teste (“head”) + -u. Compare modern French tête (“head”), têtu (“stubborn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?sti/
- Rhymes: -?sti
Adjective
testy (comparative testier, superlative testiest)
- Easily annoyed, irritable.
- Marked by impatience or ill humor.
- He made testy remarks.
Synonyms
- touchy
- tetchy
Derived terms
- testily
- testiness
Translations
See also
- heady
- teston
Anagrams
- Setty, tyets, yetts
testy From the web:
- what testy means
- what does testify mean
- what does teary eyed mean
- what does testy
- tasty food
- what does test mean
- what does feisty mean in latin
- what does test stand for
Share
Tweet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share
you may also like
- morose vs testy
- evil vs baneful
- hinder vs tally
- examiner vs investigator
- reserve vs wealth
- result vs settlement
- misfortune vs exertion
- lower vs debauch
- present vs vouchsafe
- ideal vs side
- soitariness vs retiredness
- countenance vs forward
- unconscionable vs pusillanimous
- subside vs taper
- fling vs amble
- languid vs debilitated
- study vs perceive
- exonerate vs justify
- remove vs rob
- exaction vs catastrophe