uncheerful
- a word derived from cheerful.
Example Sentences
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This uncheerful prospect did not daunt Trot, but it made Cap'n Bill quite nervous.
From The Scarecrow of Oz by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
She became uncheerful, and reflected that the subtle flattery in his manner was probably a mere habit; Lady Mary had intimated that he liked women and had loved several.
From Senator North by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
Great Lord! how lonely I become within These now uncheerful towers!
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
When no longer called upon to speak or listen—either of which operations cost him an evident effort—his face would briefly subside into its former not uncheerful quietude.
From The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Still, marriage and motherhood have been her education; if the Connecticut, school-teacher had not realized her worth, she might have become what she dreaded her own daughters becoming—an old maid with uncheerful views of life.
From Miss Prudence A Story of Two Girls' Lives. by Maria, Jennie (Drinkwater) Conklin
