GLOOMY


Meaning of GLOOMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ glu:mi ]

( gloomier, gloomiest)

1.

If a place is gloomy , it is almost dark so that you cannot see very well.

Inside it’s gloomy after all that sunshine...

...this huge gloomy church.

ADJ

2.

If people are gloomy , they are unhappy and have no hope.

Miller is gloomy about the fate of the serious playwright in America.

= despondent

ADJ

• gloomi‧ly

He tells me gloomily that he has been called up for army service.

ADV : ADV with v

3.

If a situation is gloomy , it does not give you much hope of success or happiness.

...a gloomy picture of an economy sliding into recession...

Officials say the outlook for next year is gloomy.

= grim

ADJ

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