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gloomy

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
gloomy 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 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 
          Listen to the pronunciation of gloomily \-mə-lē\ adverb
gloom·i·ness 
          Listen to the pronunciation of gloominess \-mē-nəs\ noun


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