(gloomier, gloomiest)
1.
If a place is ~, it is almost dark so that you cannot see very well.
Inside it’s ~ after all that sunshine...
...this huge ~ church.
ADJ
2.
If people are ~, they are unhappy and have no hope.
Miller is ~ about the fate of the serious playwright in America.
= despondent
ADJ
gloomily
He tells me gloomily that he has been called up for army service.
ADV: ADV with v
3.
If a situation is ~, it does not give you much hope of success or happiness.
...a ~ picture of an economy sliding into recession...
Officials say the outlook for next year is ~.
= grim
ADJ