Definition of dour
English to English adjective - Hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect; hardy; bold.
source: Webster 1913 adjective satellite - stubbornly unyielding
Dogged persistence. Dour determination. The most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics. A mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it. Men tenacious of opinion.
source: WordNet 3.0 - harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
A dour, self-sacrificing life. A forbidding scowl. A grim man loving duty more than humanity. Undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw.
source: WordNet 3.0 - showing a brooding ill humor
A dark scowl. The proverbially dour New England Puritan. A glum, hopeless shrug. He sat in moody silence. A morose and unsociable manner. A saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius. A sour temper. A sullen crowd.
source: WordNet 3.0
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