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gloomy
gloomy - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
gloomy
Definition
(adj) depressingly dark
Synonyms
:
gloomful
,
glooming
,
sulky
Example Sentence
the gloomy forest
the glooming interior of an old inn
`gloomful' is archaic
Definition
(adj) filled with melancholy and despondency
Synonyms
:
blue
,
depressed
,
dispirited
,
down
,
down in the mouth
,
downcast
,
downhearted
,
grim
,
low
,
low-spirited
Example Sentence
gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
gloomy predictions
a gloomy silence
took a grim view of the economy
the darkening mood
lonely and blue in a strange city
depressed by the loss of his job
a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
downcast after his defeat
feeling discouraged and downhearted
Definition
(adj) causing dejection
Synonyms
:
blue
,
dark
,
dingy
,
disconsolate
,
dismal
,
drab
,
drear
,
dreary
,
grim
,
sorry
Example Sentence
a blue day
the dark days of the war
a week of rainy depressing weather
a disconsolate winter landscape
the first dismal dispiriting days of November
a dark gloomy day
grim rainy weather
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for gloomy
gloomy
Word used in video below:
text: dawn till dusk in a cramp too gloomy
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