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“sullen”
saturnine: melancholy, sullen
Having the temperament of one born under the supposed astrological influence of Saturn; that is, melancholy, sullen, or having the tendency to be bitter or sardonic.
sullen
1. Showing a bad temper or hostility by a refusal to talk, behave sociably, or cooperate cheerfully.
2. Dull and gray because of clouds, fog, or haze; such as, sullen ocean skies.
3. Moving slowly: "We saw a sullen stream while hiking in the country side."
4. Etymology: an alteration of Middle English soleyn, "unique, singular"; from Anglo-French solein, "alone", it was formed on the pattern of Old French soltain, from Old French soul, "single". The sense shift in Middle English from "solitary" to "morose" occurred between about 1380 and 1400; which in turn came from Latin solus, sol-, "sole, single"; which was the original English sense;.
2. Dull and gray because of clouds, fog, or haze; such as, sullen ocean skies.
3. Moving slowly: "We saw a sullen stream while hiking in the country side."
4. Etymology: an alteration of Middle English soleyn, "unique, singular"; from Anglo-French solein, "alone", it was formed on the pattern of Old French soltain, from Old French soul, "single". The sense shift in Middle English from "solitary" to "morose" occurred between about 1380 and 1400; which in turn came from Latin solus, sol-, "sole, single"; which was the original English sense;.
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