morosely

/mɝˈoʊsli/ adv

In a morose or sulky manner; gloomily.

Word Origin 'Morosely' means in a sullen, gloomy manner. It comes from 'morose,' which is from Latin 'mos', meaning custom or disposition. So a morose person has a bad disposition. The same root 'mos' gives us 'moral' (pertaining to customs), 'morality,' 'immoral,' and 'demoralize.' The shift from 'custom' to 'gloomy' is interesting: a morose person is stuck in their own ill-tempered custom. The '-ly' makes it an adverb.

adv In a morose or sulky manner; gloomily.

He sat morosely in the corner, refusing to speak to anyone.

(副词) 忧郁地;闷闷不乐地;愁眉苦脸地;阴沉地;沮丧地

他阴郁地坐在角落里,拒绝和任何人说话。

(adverbio) taciturnamente; melancólicamente; hoscamente; malhumoradamente; sombríamente [De manera malhumorada o taciturna; melancólicamente.]

Se sentó taciturno en la esquina, negándose a hablar con nadie.

(adverbe) maussadement; d'un air morose; sombrement; tristement; d'un air maussade [D'un air morose et maussade ; avec une humeur sombre et renfrognée.]

Il restait assis **morosely** dans son coin, refusant de parler à qui que ce soit.

(Adverb) mürrisch; missmutig; griesgrämig; verdrossen [auf eine mürrische, verdrießliche oder düstere Weise; mit finsterer oder missmutiger Stimmung.]

Er saß **morosely** in der Ecke und weigerte sich, mit irgendjemandem zu sprechen.

(副詞) ふさぎ込んで、陰気に、むっつりと

彼は部屋の隅にふさぎ込んで座り、誰とも話すことを拒んだ。

(advérbio) morrentemente; soturnamente; carrancudamente; melancolicamente; tristemente [De maneira soturna ou mal-humorada; melancolicamente.]

Ele ficou sentado, soturno, no canto, recusando-se a falar com qualquer pessoa.

Word parts: morose + ly

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