dour[adjective]Synonyms: gloomy, dismal, dreary, forbidding, grim, morose, sour, sullen, unfriendly
Related Words: rigid,
rigorous,
strict,
implacable [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
dour /dʊə, ˈdaʊə $ daʊr, dʊr/
adjective[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Gaelic;
Origin: dur, perhaps from Latin durus 'hard']
1. serious, never smiling, and unfriendly
2. a dour place is one that is plain and dull, and where people do not have any fun
—dourly adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲