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MOROSELY
Definition of MOROSELY
adverb
In a morose or sulky manner; gloomily.
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Other senses
MOROSELY carries 3 further meanings.
In a morose manner; sourly; with sullen austerity.
adverb
Sourly; with sullen austerity.
adverb
in a morose manner
Where it comes from
From morose + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
MOROSELY in a sentence
“The real estate agent was gloomy, with a defeated slouch, and he shuffled us morosely through the overpriced apartment that all of us knew we would not rent.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MOROSELY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 120 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MOROSELY starts with M and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ELMOORSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of MOROSELY. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start MOROSE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found MOROSELY?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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