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dour

Pronunciation: (door, dou^ur, dou'ur), [key]
—adj.
1. sullen; gloomy: The captain's dour look depressed us all.
2. severe; stern: His dour criticism made us regret having undertaken the job.
3. Scot.(of land) barren; rocky, infertile, or otherwise difficult or impossible to cultivate.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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