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saturnine Definition


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saturnine
adj
    1. Having a grave and gloomy temperament; melancholy in character.
      Thesaurus: morose, grave, austere, dour, heavy, melancholy, severe, sombre, stern, taciturn; Antonym: cheerful, jovial.
    2. Caused or poisoned by lead.
Derivative: saturnism
noun
    Lead-poisoning.
Etymology: 15c: especially with reference to Saturn2 1b.



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