məˈrōs, (ˈ)mō|r-, (ˈ)mȯ|r- adjective
Etymology: Latin morosus, from mor-, mos custom, habit + -osus -ose — more at mood
1. : having a sullen and gloomy disposition : not friendly or sociable
always found her silent even to the pitch of appearing morose — Compton Mackenzie
when deprived of spirits, he became gloomy, morose , and irritable — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall
2. : marked by or expressive of gloom
a morose little essay on the low state of the short story — James Kelly
a long, morose dressing gown grotesquely capped with a derby — Brooks Atkinson
Synonyms: see sullen