tetric

Etymology 1
From.

Adjective

 * 1)  Morose, bitter.
 * , New York Review of Books, 2001, p.284:
 * They are commonly sad and tetric by nature, as Ahab's spirit was because he could not get Naboth's vineyard

Etymology 2
From.

Adjective

 * 1)  Denoting a kind of acid.