adverb
- in a stern, gloomy, or unfriendly manner
Examples
- He dourly refused to participate in the celebration.
- She stared dourly out the window at the gray sky.
- The old man spoke dourly about the state of the world.
- He dourly remarked that nothing ever goes right.
- She dourly dismissed the suggestion without further comment.
- The coach dourly told the team they had played poorly.