saturnine

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cold and slow to change and reaction (refers to mood)
gloomy, depressed, dull
sardonic, bitter, disdainful
containing lead, or suffering from lead poisoning (saturnia)
of or born under Saturn's influence
{a} grave, dull, heavy, melancholy
{s} born under the planet Saturn; affected from an astrological standpoint by Saturn
of or born under Saturns influence
bitter or scornful; "the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips
{s} gloomy, morose; melancholy; suffering from lead poisoning; caused by lead poisoning; due to the absorption of lead; sardonic; having a cynical aspect
Someone who is saturnine is serious and unfriendly. He had a rather forbidding, saturnine manner. looking sad and serious, especially in a threatening way (saturnin, from saturninus )
Heavy; grave; gloomy; dull; the opposite of mercurial; as, a saturnine person or temper
Of or pertaining to lead; characterized by, or resembling, lead, which was formerly called Saturn
twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde
bitter or scornful; "the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde
Born under, or influenced by, the planet Saturn
showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the (Atasözü)ially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"
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