gloomy

gloomy
adjective (gloomier; -est) Date: 1588 1. a. partially or totally dark; especially dismally and depressingly dark <
gloomy weather
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b. having a frowning or scowling appearance ; forbidding <
a gloomy countenance
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c. low in spirits ; melancholy 2. a. causing gloom ; depressing <
a gloomy story
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<
a gloomy landscape
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b. lacking in promise or hopefulness ; pessimistic <
gloomy prophecies
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<
a gloomy future
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Synonyms: see dismal, sullengloomily adverbgloominess noun

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