DOUR


Meaning of DOUR in English

adj. severe, stern, or sullenly obstinate in manner or appearance.

Derivatives:

dourly adv. dourness n.

Etymology: ME (orig. Sc.), prob. f. Gael. d{uacute}r dull, obstinate, perh. f. L durus hard

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.