glum
adjective
sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected.
glumly
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a word derived from
glum.
Example Sentences
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"If it flowers when temperatures are above 30C the pollen will be sterile," meaning the ears of corn will have fewer grains, he said glumly.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
"We had so many before," his father Mustafa laments glumly as he proudly explains this business has been in their family for 40 years.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
You can almost hear the blades on the ice, glumly slashing through the final motions of a night expected to end so differently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
But when she’s not signing books for her faithful readers, Carol glumly disparages her jackpot premise as if it’s a badly written “Star Trek” episode.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025
And her double points, too, while he was at it, she thought glumly.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
