adjective
- bad-tempered and unwilling to talk; gloomy and sullen
Examples
- After losing the game, he became morose and refused to speak to anyone.
- The morose teenager sat alone in his room all weekend.
- Her morose expression worried her friends.
- The rainy weather made everyone feel morose.
- He gave a morose shake of his head when asked about his job.
- The novel’s protagonist was a morose character who rarely smiled.