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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024glum /glʌm/USA pronunciation adj., glum•mer, glum•mest. - sad and in low spirits;
dejected:feeling glum. - depressing:a glum prospect for victory.
glum•ly, adv. glum•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024glum (glum),USA pronunciation adj., glum•mer, glum•mest. - sullenly or silently gloomy;
dejected.
- 1425–75; late Middle English; variant of gloom
moody, sulky; despondent, melancholy. Glum, morose, sullen, dour, surly all are adjectives describing a gloomy, unsociable attitude. Glum describes a depressed, spiritless condition or manner, usually temporary rather than habitual:a glum shrug of the shoulders; a glum, hopeless look in his eye.Morose, which adds to glum a sense of bitterness, implies a habitual and pervasive gloominess:a sour, morose manner; morose withdrawal from human contact.Sullen usually implies reluctance or refusal to speak accompanied by glowering looks expressing anger or a sense of injury:a sullen manner, silence, look.Dour refers to a stern and forbidding aspect, stony and unresponsive:dour rejection of friendly overtures.Surly implies gruffness of speech and manner, usually accompanied by an air of injury and ill temper:a surly reply. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: glum /ɡlʌm/ adj (glummer, glummest)- silent or sullen, as from gloom
Etymology: 16th Century: variant of gloomˈglumly adv ˈglumness n |