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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Gaelic
Origin: dur, perhaps from Latin durus 'hard'

dour

 adjective
     
dour
1 serious, never smiling, and unfriendly
2 a dour place is one that is plain and dull, and where people do not have any fun
—dourly adverb
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