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1. (adj.) saturnine
sluggish or gloomy in temperament or appearance; somber; taciturn.
2. saturnine
suffering from lead poisoning.
3. saturnine
due to absorption of lead, as bodily disorders.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) saturnine
bitter or scornful
"the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde
2. (adj) dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen
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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) saturnine
born under, or influenced by, the planet Saturn
2. (adj) saturnine
heavy; grave; gloomy; dull; -- the opposite of mercurial; as, a saturnine person or temper
3. (adj) saturnine
of or pertaining to lead; characterized by, or resembling, lead, which was formerly called Saturn
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