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If you describe someone as dour, you mean that they are very serious and unfriendly. ...a dour, taciturn man... ADJ • dourly The old man stared dourly at them. ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin durus hard — more at during Date: 14th century 1. stern, harsh 2. obstinate, unyielding 3. gloomy, sullen • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. severe, stern, or sullenly obstinate in manner or appearance. Derivatives dourly adv. dourness n. Etymology: ME (orig. Sc.), prob. f. Gael. d{uacute}r dull, obstinate, perh. f. L durus hard ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- originally "severe," early 14c. from Scottish and northern England dialect, probably from L. durus "hard" (see endure), sense of "gloomy" is c.1470. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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