gloomy
11gloomy */ — UK [ˈɡluːmɪ] / US [ˈɡlumɪ] adjective Word forms gloomy : adjective gloomy comparative gloomier superlative gloomiest 1) feeling sad and without hope He became very gloomy and depressed. 2) showing that things are not going well and will probably… …
12gloomy — adjective (gloomier; est) Date: 1588 1. a. partially or totally dark; especially dismally and depressingly dark < gloomy weather > b. having a frowning or scowling appearance ; forbidding < a gloomy countenance > …
13gloomy — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ Now, don t start to get gloomy …
14gloomy — gloom|y [ glumi ] adjective * 1. ) feeling sad and without hope: He became very gloomy and depressed. 2. ) showing that things are not going well and will probably not go well in the future: gloomy prospects The economic news is gloomy. 3. ) dark …
15gloomy — gloomily, adv. gloominess, n. /glooh mee/, adj., gloomier, gloomiest. 1. dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies. 2. causing gloom; dismal or depressing: a gloomy prospect. 3. filled with or showing gloom; sad, dejected, or melancholy. 4.… …
16gloomy — gloom|y [ˈglu:mi] adj comparative gloomier superlative gloomiest 1.) making you feel that things will not improve = ↑depressing ▪ The report paints a gloomy picture of the economy. 2.) sad because you think the situation will not improve =… …
17gloomy — adjective 1 sad because you think the situation will not improve: When I saw their gloomy faces, I knew something was wrong. 2 making you feel that things will not improve: a gloomy economic forecast 3 dark, especially in a way that seems sad:… …
18gloomy — adjective 1) a gloomy room Syn: dark, shadowy, sunless, dim, somber, dingy, dismal, dreary, murky, unwelcoming, cheerless, comfortless, funereal; literary Stygian Ant: bright …
19gloomy — adjective 1) a gloomy room Syn: dark, shadowy, murky, sunless, dim, dingy 2) Joanna looked gloomy Syn: despondent, depressed, downcast, downhearted, dejected …
20gloomy — gloom•y [[t]ˈglu mi[/t]] adj. gloom•i•er, gloom•i•est 1) dark or dim: gloomy skies[/ex] 2) causing gloom; depressing: a gloomy prospect[/ex] 3) filled with or showing gloom; melancholy: a gloomy mood[/ex] • Etymology: 1580–90 gloom′i•ly, adv.… …
