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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gloom•y /ˈglumi/USA pronunciation adj., -i•er, -i•est. - dark or dim;
deeply shaded:a gloomy prison cell. causing sadness or depression:a gloomy situation.hopeless or pessimistic:a gloomy view of the future.gloom•i•ly, adv. gloom•i•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gloom•y (glo̅o̅′mē),USA pronunciation adj., gloom•i•er, gloom•i•est. - dark or dim;
deeply shaded:gloomy skies. - causing gloom;
dismal or depressing:a gloomy prospect. - filled with or showing gloom;
sad, dejected, or melancholy. - hopeless or despairing;
pessimistic:a gloomy view of the future. gloom′i•ly, adv. gloom′i•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . obscure, shadowy, dusky; lowering, threatening.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . downcast, downhearted, despondent, depressed, glum, dispirited.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . happy.
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