saturnine

Adjective
Synonyms: darkdourgloweringglummoodymorosesoursullen

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. bitter or scornful“the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain — Oscar Wilde”
  2. showing a brooding ill humor“a 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 — Bruce Bliven”“a sour temper”“a sullen crowd”Synonyms: darkdourgloweringglummoodymorosesoursullen
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Saturnine \Sat"ur*nine\, a. [L. Saturnus the god Saturn, also, the planet Saturn: cf. F. saturnin of or pertaining to lead (Saturn, in old chemistry, meaning lead), saturnien saturnine, saturnian. See Saturn.]

1.Born under, or influenced by, the planet Saturn. [1913 Webster]

2.Heavy; grave; gloomy; dull; -- the opposite of mercurial; as, a saturnine person or temper. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

3.(Old Chem.) Of or pertaining to lead; characterized by, or resembling, lead, which was formerly called Saturn. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]

Saturnine colic (Med.), lead colic. [1913 Webster]

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