schoolmarmish

adjective

Definition of schoolmarmishnext
as in dour

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolmarmish
  1. dour
  2. anal
  3. indignant
  4. angry
  5. morose
  6. uptight
  7. sullen
  8. exasperated
Adjective
  • Susquehanna also embraced a dour view of the overall market with sales of the SPDR S&P 500 and Invesco QQQ Trust ETFs.
    John Dobosz, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Target gave a dour forecast for the holiday shopping season, for example, while Walmart gave a much more encouraging outlook.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of dour
Adjective
  • There's a light-up see-saw, a miniature zip line, a giant skunk sculpture that sprays fog from its anal glands and, of course, a large mastodon sculpture that pays homage to The Acres' history.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 29 Nov. 2024
  • In her new book Cher: The Memoir, Part 1, which was released on Tuesday, Nov. 19, the Oscar-winning Moonstruck actress, 78, claims how her pal Fawcett — who died in 2009 at age 62, three years after she was diagnosed with anal cancer — wanted to move in with Cher towards the end of her life.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of anal
Adjective
  • The audience cheers at the right moments, and Costner has the appropriate indignant fervor.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
  • Lucas was shocked and hurt that his generous offers kept being rebuffed; the people who organized against him were indignant that a billionaire could be so cavalier about their public land.
    Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of indignant
Adjective
  • Early this year, the company had a PR problem as angry customers raged online about higher menu prices.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Folks are always angry at D.C., and yet, states have to make things work every day.
    Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of angry
Adjective
  • Labuschagne cut a rather morose figure in the first Bazball- inspired Ashes encounter in June last year.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • That said, this encounter between a morose Jamie and his sister’s housemaid, Mary McNab, is a meaningful one and bears including.
    Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of morose
Adjective
  • Some people are really uptight but Marty was just so easy to talk to.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024
  • As the uptight and upright body guard, Costner is well-cast, plowing straight ahead with all his character’s ticks and warts.
    Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of uptight
Adjective
  • The New Daughter has an interesting, sullen mood and looks fantastic, but that just further accentuates how out of place Costner seems.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
  • One of the migrants looks at the camera with sullen eyes and a rugged beard.
    Kunal Sehgal, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of sullen
Adjective
  • The result is apparent — exasperated voters casting ballots out of frustration, or not casting them at all.
    Derrick Johnson, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The series followed an introverted boy genius (Muniz), his exasperated mother (Kaczmarek), and devoted father (Cranston) through all manner of wild gags and misbegotten schemes.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of exasperated
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