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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

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Dictionary Entry

saturnine

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/-nɪn/

Of a person: having a tendency to be cold, bitter, gloomy, sarcastic, and slow to change and react.

Origin

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Common Phrases

face saturnine. saturnineman saturninefeatures saturninegout saturninecountenance saturninesaturnine rather
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Synonyms

darkgrimsardonicsullendourmorose

Antonyms

cheerfuljovial

Related Words

glummoodyill-naturedsourglowering

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