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Morose vs Plaintive - What's the difference?

morose | plaintive |

As adjectives the difference between morose and plaintive

is that morose is sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour while plaintive is sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

morose

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Sullen]], gloomy; showing a [[brood, brooding ill humour

    • Synonyms

    * melancholy * sulky * crabby * glum * grouchy * gruff * moody

    Related terms

    * morosely * moroseness * morosity

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    Anagrams

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    plaintive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

    • Related terms

    * plaint * plaintiff

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