Definition of "morosely" [mo•rose•ly]

• In a morose or sulky manner; gloomily (adverb)

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• "The real estate agent was gloomy, with a defeated slouch, and he shuffled us morosely through the overpriced apartment that all of us knew we would not rent."
• "In September, the unemployment rate for people between the ages of 16 and 24 hovered morosely at 18.1 percent, nearly double the national average for that month."
• "Scotch the gloomy talk of a Japan-style Lost Decade in which we sink into decline and marinate morosely there for years."