transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈglü-mē ]
adjective
( gloom·i·er ; -est )
Date: 1588
1.
a. : partially or totally dark ; especially : dismally and depressingly dark
gloomy weather
b. : having a frowning or scowling appearance : forbidding
a gloomy countenance
c. : low in spirits : melancholy
2.
a. : causing gloom : depressing
a gloomy story
a gloomy landscape
b. : lacking in promise or hopefulness : pessimistic
gloomy prophecies
a gloomy future
Synonyms: see dismal , sullen
• gloom·i·ly -mə-lē adverb
• gloom·i·ness -mē-nəs noun