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morosely

/muh-rohs-lee/US // məˈroʊs li //

奄奄一息地,怅然若失,闷闷不乐地,奄奄一息

Related Words

wistfully踌躇满志,踌躇满志地,俏皮地,悄悄地sorrowfully悲哀地,哀伤地,遗憾的是,悄悄地cheerlessly愉快地,欢呼雀跃地,愉快的,欢呼雀跃dejectedly沮丧地,颓废地,垂头丧气地,颓然地dismally令人沮丧的是,凄惨地,惨淡地,沮丧地dolefully怅然若失,怅然若失地,孜孜不倦地,孜孜不倦gloomily阴沉着脸,阴沉沉地,忧郁地,阴沉沉的grievously悲痛地,悲哀地,可悲的是,悲痛joylessly欢天喜地地,欢天喜地,欢欢喜喜地,欢天喜地的

Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in a sullen, gloomy, or ill-humored way:Falling silent, the old sailor became quite glum, and seemed morosely unwilling to answer any more questions.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as insadly
Synonyms
wistfully踌躇满志,踌躇满志地,俏皮地,悄悄地cheerlessly愉快地,欢呼雀跃地,愉快的,欢呼雀跃dejectedly沮丧地,颓废地,垂头丧气地,颓然地dismally令人沮丧的是,凄惨地,惨淡地,沮丧地dolefully怅然若失,怅然若失地,孜孜不倦地,孜孜不倦gloomily阴沉着脸,阴沉沉地,忧郁地,阴沉沉的grievously悲痛地,悲哀地,可悲的是,悲痛joylessly欢天喜地地,欢天喜地,欢欢喜喜地,欢天喜地的sorrowfully悲哀地,哀伤地,遗憾的是,悄悄地

Examples

  • Afterwards, back in the locker room, Gregg Allman morosely doles himself out another dollop of coke.

  • He poked the fire morosely, smoked without enjoying it, and at last cast about for something to read.

  • Sunday, Tom spent morosely at his club, and was so disagreeable that his friends were very willing to give him a wide berth.

  • Barney closed the closet door morosely, stood regarding the two crowded bookcases next to it.

  • He went to the old-fashioned gas-fixture, turned out the light, and muttered his way morosely into bed.

  • I demanded, resenting the fact that he could stand as silent as a December beehive before my morosely questioning eyes.

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