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
He perceived Ida after awhile, and acknowledged her presence by touching his hat, with no loss of gloominess.
Alone | Marion HarlandAnne reproached me for my gloominess and went off early, hurt, I know, at my seeming indifference.
The Wasted Generation | Owen JohnsonThe vicissitudes of all seasons occurred in one, and, before my spring had closed, I had felt the winter's gloominess and cold.
Gonzalo guessed the purport of Don Rosendo's journey, and his gloominess increased.
The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 | Armando Palacio ValdsShe at once thought of kindling a fire as the only means she had of taking away some of the gloominess of the place.
Peak's Island | Ford Paul
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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