gloomy
gloomy /ˈgluːmi/
adjective
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()
Depressingly dark
(
gloomful
[Archaic] , glooming
[Archaic] , sulky
, gloomy
)
depressingly dark
The gloomy forest
the gloomy forest
The glooming interior of an old inn
the glooming interior of an old inn
Gloomful' is archaic
gloomful' is archaic
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Causing dejection
(
blue
[Informal] , dark
, dingy
, disconsolate
, dismal
, drab
, drear
, dreary
, gloomy
, grim
, sorry
)
causing dejection
A blue day
a blue day
The dark days of the war
the dark days of the war
A week of rainy depressing weather
a week of rainy depressing weather
A disconsolate winter landscape
a disconsolate winter landscape
The first dismal dispiriting days of November
the first dismal dispiriting days of November
A dark gloomy day
a dark gloomy day
Grim rainy weather
grim rainy weather
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Filled with melancholy and despondency
(
depressed
, dispirited
, down
, down in the mouth
, downcast
, downhearted
, gloomy
, grim
, low
, blue
[Informal] , low-spirited
)
filled with melancholy and despondency
Gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
Gloomy predictions
gloomy predictions
A gloomy silence
a gloomy silence
Took a grim view of the economy
took a grim view of the economy
The darkening mood
the darkening mood
Lonely and blue in a strange city
lonely and blue in a strange city
Depressed by the loss of his job
depressed by the loss of his job
A dispirited and resigned expression on her face
a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
Downcast after his defeat
downcast after his defeat
Feeling discouraged and downhearted
feeling discouraged and downhearted