Definition of Morosely

1. Adverb. In a morose manner. "He fell morosely on the bed"

Partainyms: Morose

Definition of Morosely

1. adv. Sourly; with sullen austerity.

Definition of Morosely

1. Adverb. In a morose or sulky manner; gloomily ¹

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Definition of Morosely

1. morose [adv] - See also: morose

Lexicographical Neighbors of Morosely

morocoy
morolimumab
morology
moron
morone
moronic
moronic acid
moronically
moronism
moronisms
moronities
moronity
morons
morosaurus
morose
morosely (current term)
moroseness
morosenesses
moroser
morosest
morosis
morosities
morosity
morosoph
morosophs
morotrophium
moroxite
moroxydine
moroxylate
moroxylates

Literary usage of Morosely

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. General History of the Christian Religion and Church by August Neander, Joseph Torrey (1851)
"If the Christians were accused generally of morosely withdrawing themselves from the world and from the courtesies of civil and social life, this charge was ..."

2. John Ayscough's Letters to His Mother During 1914, 1915, and 1916 by John Ayscough (1919)
"... bitterly clever, and morosely sad. I must stop and go and finish the packing of the things at the "church" (I mean the little chapel in the hospital). ..."

3. The Rhyming Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Whole Language by John Walker, John Longmuir (1902)
"Drunken-ly In a drunken manner, ad. Bn'ken-ly W,thout any regular series, ad. Sullen-ly Gloomily; angrily; morosely, ad. ..."

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