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gloomy


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 : melancholy
2 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


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