Words similar to dour

Example sentences for: dour

How can you use “dour” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Denby is high-minded and dour, Lane biting, Kauffmann gentle and wise.
A short, rotund black man, dour of expression, he appeared in garish flowing robes, a shining turban, and space goggles.
The Sydney Morning Herald attacked the "dour new image" of the monarch on Australia's new coins, even mentioning her "double chin."
And it's probably true that psychological predisposition, as much as reason and intellect, leads dour characters like Paul Tsongas (and--until the other day--Bob Dole) to be preachers of sacrifice, while sunny characters like Jack Kemp become apologists for alchemy.
5. National capital transformed "from dour city of bureaucrats into a magnet for multinationals."