Main Entry: glum

Pronunciation: \ˈgləm\

Function: adjective

Inflected Form(s): glum·mer; glum·mest

Etymology: akin to Middle English gloumen to gloom

Date: 1547

1 : broodingly morose <became glum when they heard the news>
2 : dreary, gloomy <a glum countenance>

synonyms see sullen

— glum·ly adverb

— glum·ness noun