Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - dour
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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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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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~ adj 1 severe and never smiling 2 making you feel anxious or afraid; grim (1) (a dour reminder) - dourly adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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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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