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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread morose #117354 12/09/2003 4:35 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 The treasure, the criminals who stole it and disappeared in a small steam launch, cannot be located. So Holmes is 'morose'. It occurred to me I had no idea of that word's etymology.From AHD: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. morose SYLLABICATION: mo·rose PRONUNCIATION: m-rs, mô- ADJECTIVE: Sullenly melancholy; gloomy. ETYMOLOGY: Latin mrsus, peevish, from ms, mr-, self-will, caprice, manner. See m-1 in Appendix I. OTHER FORMS: mo·rosely —ADVERB mo·roseness —NOUN That is not clear. Is it derived from 'morsus' = bite? My impression of 'morose' is discouraged,depressed, gloomy. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: morose #117355 12/10/2003 4:40 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta I think the problem is that the vowels with macrons have disappeared. Here is Lewis and Short on morosus: http://makeashorterlink.com/?V315264C6They seem to be citing Cicero as evidence for the link to mos -- custom, manner Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,481 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 8 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,285 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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