OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 21859

dour

/ˈdʊə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
austero • duro • rigorista • riguroso • severo
Stern, harsh and forbidding.
I was reminded of the dour priests and salesmen of the nineteenth century who believed that the plebs wouldn’t be able to handle getting the vote, or a decent wage, or, least of al…
The principal reason is that, in competition with modern road vehicles running over motorways, B.R. has a dour struggle to match the performance of its rivals cost-wise.
despiadado • inflexible • obstinado • rígido • terco
Unyielding and obstinate.
lúgubre • melancólico • taciturno
Expressing gloom or melancholy.
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