sullen, glum, morose, surly, sulky, crabbed, saturnine, gloomy mean showing a forbidding or disagreeable mood. sullen implies a silent ill humor and a refusal to be sociable.

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Dec 11, 2025 · One of the meanings of the word saturnine is “pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Saturn” (sense 5).

SATURNINE definition: sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn. See examples of saturnine used in a sentence.

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Define saturnine. saturnine synonyms, saturnine pronunciation, saturnine translation, English dictionary definition of saturnine. adj. 1. Having the temperament of one born under the supposed astrological …

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Definition of 'saturnine' saturnine (sætəʳnaɪn ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

When people are called saturnine, it means they are like the planet — gloomy, mean, scowling. Not exactly the life of the party. Saturnine is a word you don't hear often nowadays, though you probably …