dour
adjective
2
: obstinate, unyielding
an insistent hunger for learning and a dour … determination to achieve it—
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dourly
adverb
dourness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of dour in a Sentence
She had a dour expression on her face.
the dour mood of the crowd
Recent Examples on the Web
Minahan liked the fact that the book had an optimistic tone, instead of telling a dour and relentlessly tragic story.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024
Buffett saw in 2016 that the outlook on Apple was far too dour, and made one of the great wagers of his career.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2024
This is not the case with Eric, a dour and sprawling series seemingly hamstrung by its own conceit: Its central character, a puppeteer named Vincent (Benedict Cumberbatch) whose son has gone missing, is being haunted by an imaginary giant purple monster named Eric.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 July 2024
The southern entrance to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in Exposition Park has long been a rather dour affair.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
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Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024
Buffett saw in 2016 that the outlook on Apple was far too dour, and made one of the great wagers of his career.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2024
This is not the case with Eric, a dour and sprawling series seemingly hamstrung by its own conceit: Its central character, a puppeteer named Vincent (Benedict Cumberbatch) whose son has gone missing, is being haunted by an imaginary giant purple monster named Eric.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 July 2024
The southern entrance to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in Exposition Park has long been a rather dour affair.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
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“Dour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dour. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
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