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gloom⋅y

[gloo-mee]
–adjective, gloom⋅i⋅er, gloom⋅i⋅est.
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. hopeless or despairing; pessimistic: a gloomy view of the future.

Origin:
1580–90; gloom + -y 1


gloom⋅i⋅ly, adverb
gloom⋅i⋅ness, noun


1. obscure, shadowy, dusky; lowering, threatening. 3. downcast, downhearted, despondent, depressed, glum, dispirited.


3. happy.
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