dourly

[US]/'duəli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. sternly; gloomily; sullenly.

Example Sentences

He stared dourly at the rainy sky.

She answered dourly without a hint of a smile.

The old man dourly refused any help.

The boss spoke dourly to his employees.

He dourly accepted the criticism without argument.

She dourly predicted a gloomy outcome.

The teacher dourly scolded the misbehaving student.

He dourly trudged through the muddy field.

The customer dourly complained about the poor service.

She dourly muttered about the unfair treatment.

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