Gloomy Definition

glo͝omē
gloomier, gloomiest
adjective
gloomier, gloomiest
Partially or totally dark, especially dismal and dreary.
A damp, gloomy day.
American Heritage
Overspread with or enveloped in darkness or dimness.
Webster's New World
Showing or filled with gloom.
Gloomy faces.
American Heritage
Very sad or dejected; hopeless; melancholy.
Webster's New World
Morose or sullen.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Gloomy

Adjective

Base Form:
gloomy
Comparative:
gloomier
Superlative:
gloomiest

Origin of Gloomy

  • gloom +‎ -y

    From Wiktionary

Gloomy Sentence Examples

  • He was gloomy and absent-minded.

  • His face was gloomy and his lips compressed.

  • The river was very wide and muddy, and the jungle was very gloomy and dense

  • Pierre's gloomy, unhappy look struck her.

  • She brought into Princess Mary's strenuous, mournful, and gloomy world a quite different atmosphere, careless, lighthearted, and self-satisfied.

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Words Starting With

GGLGLO

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With G6 Letter Words Ending With Y