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English adjective: saturnine

1. saturnine bitter or scornful


SamplesThe face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain.


Similarsarcastic


Antonymsunsarcastic

2. saturnine showing a brooding ill humor


SamplesA dark scowl.
The proverbially dour New England Puritan.
A glum, hopeless shrug.
He sat in moody silence.
A morose and unsociable manner.
A saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius.
A sour temper.
A sullen crowd.


Synonymsdark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, sour, sullen


Similarill-natured


Antonymsgood-natured









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