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Word entry · 4 letters

dour

Best crossword clue

"Grim and gloomy"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈdʊə/Part of speech adjectiveSorted doruStarts with DEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. showing a brooding ill humor

Word origin

Borrowed from Scots dour, possibly from Latin dūrus (“hard, stern”), via Middle Irish dúr.

Used in a sentence

  • The principal reason is that, in competition with modern road vehicles running over motorways, B.R. has a dour struggle to match the performance of its rivals cost-wise.
  • Hayek had contributed the foreword, in which he declared that “he got so fascinated” by the book—high praise from the dour Viennese sage—that he read it from start to finish in one sitting.
  • Tuchel arrived in Belgrade insisting England were ready to improve and show their quality after the dour victories that have characterised their World Cup qualification campaign.

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