schoolmarmish

adjective

Definition of schoolmarmishnext
as in dour

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  1. dour
  2. anal
  3. indignant
  4. angry
  5. morose
  6. uptight
  7. sullen
  8. exasperated
Adjective
  • This is also the main theme of the new Paramount+ drama The Agency, which has an all-star cast, but also confusing plotting and an almost oppressively dour tone.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Watch on Disney+ Thor: Ragnarok The first two Thor films were among the worst in the whole series—Chris Hemsworth’s thunder god was dour and charmless.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of dour
Adjective
  • There's a light-up see-saw, a miniature zip line, a giant skunk sculpture that sprays fog from its anal glands and, of course, a large mastodon sculpture that pays homage to The Acres' history.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 29 Nov. 2024
  • In her new book Cher: The Memoir, Part 1, which was released on Tuesday, Nov. 19, the Oscar-winning Moonstruck actress, 78, claims how her pal Fawcett — who died in 2009 at age 62, three years after she was diagnosed with anal cancer — wanted to move in with Cher towards the end of her life.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of anal
Adjective
  • And no other post-World War II president faced a powerful Asian adversary like today’s China: large, resourceful, indignant, and determined to claim the central regional position.
    Michael J. Green, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The audience cheers at the right moments, and Costner has the appropriate indignant fervor.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
Definition of indignant
Adjective
  • When customers are angry, representatives by nature are likely to get defensive.
    Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Watching his massive bank of video screens with the angry mob clashing with the Raiders, there seems to be more than a hint of veracity to that intriguing statement.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of angry
Adjective
  • Labuschagne cut a rather morose figure in the first Bazball- inspired Ashes encounter in June last year.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • That said, this encounter between a morose Jamie and his sister’s housemaid, Mary McNab, is a meaningful one and bears including.
    Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of morose
Adjective
  • Though Bowen Yang and Ego Nwodim’s TSA security guards played hosts of the pageant, Short also appeared as the uptight Delta Lounge employee, preventing figures such as Rudd from entering.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Her ex-husband and current bestie, Mark (Joe Piazza), is planning a Christmas wedding to an uptight fiancé who may demote Jane from BFF status.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of uptight
Adjective
  • The New Daughter has an interesting, sullen mood and looks fantastic, but that just further accentuates how out of place Costner seems.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
  • One of the migrants looks at the camera with sullen eyes and a rugged beard.
    Kunal Sehgal, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of sullen
Adjective
  • There’s comic mileage in Gromit’s expressive eyes – ranging from exasperated to determined – as the heroic dog endeavors to save the day.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Todd and Margo are arguably the funniest part of Christmas Vacation, thanks to Guest and Louis-Dreyfus’s exasperated performances, projecting a vibe before everything was a vibe.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of exasperated
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