ˈglümē, -mi adjective
( usually -er/-est )
Etymology: gloom (I) + -y
1.
a. : full of gloom : partially or totally dark
the gloomy night
: shadowy
the gloomy center of the forest
: dimly or murkily glimmering
the gloomy depths of the lake
especially : dismally and depressingly dark
gloomy weather
oppressed by the squalor of the gloomy tenements
b. : having an appearance of gloom : having a frowning or scowling appearance
gloomy sullen savages
: forbidding , black-browed
tried to avoid the gloomy stare of his wife
c. : low in spirits : melancholy , downcast , dejected
gloomy at the thought of what they had to face
2. : causing gloom : depressing
a sordid gloomy story
: devoid of brightness, color, and joy : somber , dreary
a gloomy landscape
: disheartening , cheerless
a gloomy report on the spread of crime
: marked by little or no hopefulness : despondent , pessimistic
contrary predictions are being made, some gloomy , some optimistic — J.T.Farrell
Synonyms: see dark , sullen