Dour — synonyms, definition

1. dour (a)

bad-tempered bleak forbidding grave grim hard harsh ill-natured quarrelsome severe spiteful stern sullen surly ugly vicious

2. dour (Adjective)

dark dogged glowering glum moody morose persistent pertinacious saturnine sour tenacious unyielding

dour (Adjective) — Harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance. ex. "a dour, self-sacrificing life"

dour (Adjective) — Showing a brooding ill humour. ex. "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"

dour (Adjective) — Stubbornly persisting, refusing to give up. ex. "dour determination"