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dour

adjective

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Stern, gloomy, and unsmiling.

The dour custodian rarely joined the visitors' jokes.
Dictionary practice example.
A dour portrait watched over the cheerful dining room.
From Vocabulary Studio 22: Dormant to ecclesiastical.
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