Main Entry:

gloomy

Pronunciation:

\ˈglü-mē\

Function:

adjective

Inflected Form(s):

gloom·i·er; gloom·i·est

Date:

1588

1 a: partially or totally dark ; especially : dismally and depressingly dark <gloomy weather> b: having a frowning or scowling appearance : forbidding <a gloomy countenance> c: low in spirits : melancholy2 a: causing gloom : depressing <a gloomy story> <a gloomy landscape> b: lacking in promise or hopefulness : pessimistic <gloomy prophecies> <a gloomy future>

synonyms see dismal, sullen

— gloom·i·ly \-mə-lē\ adverb

— gloom·i·ness \-mē-nəs\ noun