dourly
In stern manner
Dourly is the adverb form of dour, meaning in a stern, gloomy, or sullen manner.
Someone who responds dourly does so without warmth or cheer: He dourly refused to discuss the matter.
The word suggests a persistent grimness rather than momentary displeasure.
In a bleak manner
- moroselyIn sullen spirits
- gloomilyIn a dejected manner
- sullenlyIn morose manner
- bleaklyIn hopeless manner
somberly · dismally · drearily · mournfully · joylessly · dejectedly · glum · melancholically
In a harsh manner
- austerelyWithout embellishment or excess
- harshlyIn severe manner
- strictlyWithout any flexibility
- rigidlyIn an unyielding manner
inflexibly · uncompromisingly · gravely · soberly · firmly · forbiddingly · unyieldingly · commandingly
In ill-tempered manner
- grumpilyIn an ill-tempered manner
- grufflyIn a rough manner
- churlishlyIn a rude, sullen way
- surlilyIn ill-tempered fashion
crabbily · cantankerously · peevishly · testily · crossly · curtly · brusquely · snappishly
grimly
In a bleak manner
bleakly · somberly · dismally · drearily · mournfully · joylessly · dejectedly · glum · melancholically · despondently
severely
In a harsh manner
rigidly · inflexibly · uncompromisingly · gravely · soberly · firmly · forbiddingly · unyieldingly · commandingly · coldly
sourly
In ill-tempered manner
- grumpilyIn an ill-tempered manner
- grufflyIn a rough manner
- churlishlyIn a rude, sullen way
surlily · crabbily · cantankerously · peevishly · testily · crossly · curtly · brusquely · snappishly · irritably