gloomy
dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
causing gloom; dismal or depressing: a gloomy prospect.
filled with or showing gloom; sad, dejected, or melancholy.
hopeless or despairing; pessimistic: a gloomy view of the future.
Origin of gloomy
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Other words for gloomy
Opposites for gloomy
Other words from gloomy
- gloom·i·ly, adverb
- gloom·i·ness, noun
- o·ver·gloom·i·ly, adverb
- o·ver·gloom·i·ness, noun
- o·ver·gloom·y, adjective
- un·gloom·i·ly, adverb
- un·gloom·y, adjective
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How to use gloomy in a sentence
"You seem very joyous to-night, dear son," said Sebastian, who appeared gloomier than ever.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisSo the poor woman lamented and wept, while Placido became gloomier and let stifled sighs escape from his breast.
The Reign of Greed | Jose RizalOn the right the gloomy sky was blotted out by jagged masses of gloomier hills.
The Yeoman Adventurer | George W. GoughTheir departure from Cashel compelled a feeling of gloomier forebodings and deeper despair than they had yet experienced.
The Felon's Track | Michael DohenyThe only light of the temple came from the entrance, and so two-thirds of it looked still gloomier by contrast.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan | Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
British Dictionary definitions for gloomy
/ (ˈɡluːmɪ) /
dark or dismal
causing depression, dejection, or gloom: gloomy news
despairing; sad
Derived forms of gloomy
- gloomily, adverb
- gloominess, noun
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