hosco

adj.

unfriendly, sullen, grim, rough.

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hosco

► adjetivo

1 (insociable) sullen, surly

2 (lugar) gloomy, dark

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ADJ

1) [persona] sullen, grim liter

2) [tiempo, lugar, ambiente] gloomy

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-ca adjetivo <persona/semblante> surly, sullen

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= sullen, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], morose, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], unfriendly, disagreeable, testy [testier -comp., testiest -sup.].

Ex. He makes his feelings abundantly clear by sullen silences and glances that indicate complete disgust.

Ex. He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.

Ex. For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.

Ex. His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.

Ex. The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.

Ex. These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.

Ex. Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.

Ex. We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.

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-ca adjetivo <persona/semblante> surly, sullen

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= sullen, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], morose, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], unfriendly, disagreeable, testy [testier -comp., testiest -sup.].

Ex: He makes his feelings abundantly clear by sullen silences and glances that indicate complete disgust.

Ex: He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.

Ex: For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.

Ex: His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.

Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.

Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.

Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.

Ex: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.

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hosco -ca

adjective

‹persona/semblante› surly, sullen; ‹mirada› sullen

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hosco

◊ -ca adjetivo ‹persona/semblante› surly, sullen

hosco,-a adjetivo surly, bad-tempered: es una persona hosca, parece siempre enfadado, he's quite unsociable, always in a bad mood

'hosco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hosca
English:
sullen
- surly

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hosco, -a adj

1. [persona] sullen, gruff

2. [lugar] grim, gloomy

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hosco

adj sullen

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hosco, -ca adj

: sullen, gloomy