Morose By: austin payne Denotative meaning • A person or setting which has a gloomy, sullen, or ill-humored mood. Connotative meaning • Used to describe one who is bitter, moody, or irritable. morose In a sentence • The little boy was morose after he lost his toy. • There was a morose feeling in the funeral home. sources • dictionary.reference.com/browse/ morose • english-test.net/gmat/meanings • www.Thepoliticsforum.com