DOUR


Meaning of DOUR in English

adj. severe, stern, or sullenly obstinate in manner or appearance. dourly adv. dourness n.

[ ME (orig. Sc.), prob. f. Gael. d£r dull, obstinate, perh. f. L durus hard ]

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