dour

🇺🇸 /dʊr/ 🇬🇧 /dʊə(r)/
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Difficulty
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adjective
R

seeming unfriendly and serious

The dour teacher never smiled during class.

R

not enjoyable or interesting

The dour weather made the picnic less fun.

translation

adj. seeming unfriendly and serious; not enjoyable or interesting

Word Forms

Comparative dourer
Superlative dourest