dourly

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adverb

In a dour manner.

Similar
sullenlyglumly
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Meanings

adverbdourly (comparative more dourly, superlative most dourly)

comparative more dourly · superlative most dourly

  1. In a dour manner.

    The housekeeper looked up over the top of her reading glasses a trifle dourly.

    1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a sullen manner

Similar
sullenlyglumly
Also see
glumlysullenly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From dour + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

dourly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dourly

MLA

“dourly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dourly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dourly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dourly.

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