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          saturnine(adj.)

Definition: In state of sadness or somebody who is gloomy.
Synonyms: melancholy, morose

Example

  1. After his wife died in tragic car accident, our boss remains in a saturnine mood.
  2. Lazy people become saturnine; that's why they are encouraged to play games, lest they become gloomy.
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