dourest
Least cheerful possible
Dourest is the superlative form of dour, meaning the most stern, gloomy, or forbiddingly severe.
Someone with the dourest expression shows the least warmth or humor: Even the dourest critic had to admit the film was entertaining.
The word rhymes with "poorest" in most pronunciations, though some say it like "sourest."
Extremely harsh or strict
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- forbiddingIntimidatingly stern or hostile
unsmiling · solemn · serious · grave · stony · flinty · steely · hard
Dreary and without cheer
- dismalDepressingly dark or dull
- drearyDull and depressing
- somberGravely serious in mood
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
cheerless · joyless · depressing · funereal · mournful · lugubrious · dark · sullen
Low temperature state
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- unwelcomingHostile to guests
- inhospitableUnwelcoming, harsh to visitors
- unapproachableImpossible to access or befriend
standoffish · distant · chilly · frosty · icy · hostile · surly · unsociable
Refusing to give way
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
obstinate · steadfast · determined · firm · stubborn · intractable · immovable · relentless
severe
Extremely harsh or strict
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
forbidding · unsmiling · solemn · serious · grave · stony · flinty · steely · hard · cold
bleak
Dreary and without cheer
melancholy · cheerless · joyless · depressing · funereal · mournful · lugubrious · dark · sullen · morose
cold
Low temperature state
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- unwelcomingHostile to guests
- inhospitableUnwelcoming, harsh to visitors
unapproachable · standoffish · distant · chilly · frosty · icy · hostile · surly · unsociable · disagreeable
unyielding
Refusing to give way
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
adamant · obstinate · steadfast · determined · firm · stubborn · intractable · immovable · relentless · dogged