morosely

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English

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Etymology

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From morose +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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morosely (comparative more morosely, superlative most morosely)

  1. In a morose or sulky manner; gloomily.
    • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1965, →OCLC, page 168:
      "Oh, dry up,' said Arnold morosely.

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