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dour

adjective as in gloomy, grim

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M, who uses they/them pronouns, is dour and defensive in their interactions with their parents.

In a moment of dour reflection, Coop admits that he targeted two of the people who live in his community because he didn’t think they deserved all their nice things.

From Salon

Especially because it tees up the ending not as depressing or dour but almost kind of uplifting, which is odd for a show concerned with death and dying.

Yet even within the dour working environment at the local mine, these two young men find fleeting moments of satisfaction.

Views on the state of the economy remain generally dour, as 60% said it is "bad", compared to 58% who had the same view last year.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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