Hyphenation of dour

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dour

Definitions of dour:

1.
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- T.S.Eliot Men tenacious of opinion
2.
Harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
A dour
3.
Self-sacrificing life
A forbidding scowl A grim man loving duty more than humanity Undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw- J.M.Barrie
4.
Showing a brooding ill humor
A dark scowl The proverbially dour New England Puritan A glum
5.
Hopeless shrug
He sat in moody silence A morose and unsociable manner A saturnine
6.
Almost misanthropic young genius- Bruce Bliven
A sour temper A sullen crowd

Synonyms of dour:

adj bulldog, dogged, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding, stubborn
adj forbidding, grim, unpleasant
adj dark, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen, ill-natured

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