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saturnine
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saturnine
(adjective)
saturnine
/
ˈ
sætɚˌnaɪn/
adjective
saturnine
/
ˈ
sætɚˌnaɪn/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SATURNINE
[
more saturnine; most saturnine
]
literary
:
very serious and unhappy
his
saturnine
[=
sullen
] looks
He is
saturnine
in temperament.
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