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   dour

   /dʊə/

   adjective

   • 1. relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance: "a hard, dour, humourless fanatic"

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally Scots): probably from Scottish Gaelic dúr ‘dull, obstinate, stupid’, perhaps from Latin durus ‘hard’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dourly adverb
   • 2. dourness noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • D

     2

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

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