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Saturnine adj.

Born under, or influenced by, the planet Saturn.

Heavy; grave; gloomy; dull; the opposite of mercurial; as, a saturnine person or temper.

(Old Chem.) Of or pertaining to lead; characterized by, or resembling, lead, which was formerly called Saturn. (Archaic)

Saturnine colic (Med.), lead colic.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Saturnine" Quotes from Famous Books

... 1558-67. Its language is much more English than that spoken and written in Scotland at the time. It is of the highest historical value, and in style terse, vigorous, with flashes of a quiet, somewhat saturnine humour, and of vivid description—the writing of a great man of action dealing with the events in which he had been the leading actor. His own figure and that of the Queen are those round which the drama turns. The leading features of his character were courage and intense earnestness. "Here," ...

— A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature • John W. Cousin

... the saturnine Guapo, laughed loudly at the counterfeit, and the vaquero himself was heard to chuckle through the long wool upon the breast. He did not lose time, however, but instantly prepared to set off. He needed no other preparation ...

— Popular Adventure Tales • Mayne Reid

... confess that at times I felt a little jealous—jealous of a man named Hammond Brake, who lived in our village. He was a weird, saturnine fellow, who made no friends among the young men of the neighborhood, but who loved to go alone, with his books and his own thoughts for company. He was a studious and, I believe, a learned young man, and there was no avoiding the fact that he possessed considerable influence over Elsie. ...

— Stories by Modern American Authors • Julian Hawthorne

... he liked, they were not going to miss the opportunity of baiting him: and Mr. Chamberlain's pale face wore a deadlier pallor. There was even a colder and fiercer ring than usual in his clear, cruel voice; his always saturnine look deepened as he seemed to grasp beforehand his great and long delayed hour of vengeance. Mr. Balfour adopted the same tactics. In favour of 103 members? Not at all—the vote would mean nothing of that kind—it would simply mean that they were opposed to the plan of the Government; in short, ...

— Sketches In The House (1893) • T. P. O'Connor

... to the noble Captain's marvels with different feelings, as their temperaments were saturnine or sanguine. But none could deny that such things had been; and, as the narrator was known to be a bold dashing fellow, possessed of some abilities, and according to the general opinion, not likely to be withheld by any peculiar scruples of ...

— The Surgeon's Daughter • Sir Walter Scott

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