tetric

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɛtɹɪk/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Morose, bitter. obsolete
    — They are commonly sad and tetric by nature, as Ahab's spirit was because he could not get Naboth's vineyard […]
  2. Denoting a kind of acid.

词形变化

more tetric comparative most tetric superlative more tetric comparative most tetric superlative

词源

词源 1
From Latin tetricus (“stern, severe, gloomy”).
词源 2
From tetr- + -ic.
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