dourly
adverb
uk/ˈdʊə.li/us/ˈdʊr.li/in a way that isunfriendly,unhappy, and veryserious:
严厉地；冷冰冰地Simone said dourly that we were not toeatthecroissantsas there wouldn't be enough for theguests.西蒙娜严厉地说，我们不能吃羊角面包，因为不够客人吃。
Heexaminedthebabyand dourly told us thesituationwas "verygrave".他检查了婴儿，然后严肃地告诉我们说情况“非常严重”。
Synonym
morosely
See
dour
- "Nothing isfunnierthanunhappiness" was his dourlydrollreply.
- Thesenatorssatdourlyalongsideone another in alongrow.
- She has beenreplacedby the dourlycompliantMichael Smith.
Not being friendly
- abrasive
- abrasively
- abrasiveness
- abruptly
- abruptness
- antagonism
- antagonistic
- coolness
- estrange
- estranged
- estrangement
- forbidding
- forbiddingly
- prickly
- sourness
- standoffish
- standoffishly
- standoffishness
- sullen
- surly
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