Morose – Unhappy, sulky, gloomy, sad and unwilling to speak or smile
(Pronounced muh-rohs)
To remember the definition of the word morose, use the following mnemonic:
More hose (morose) just made her more unhappy and gloomy.
Examples of morose in a sentence
His face suddenly took on a morose expression.
He was a silent, morose man, not popular among his contemporaries, but "always a faithful man to the company".
Docile and easily tamed when young, old males of many of the species become exceedingly morose and savage in captivity.