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gloomy

/ˈɡlumi/adjective

Dark and depressing, or feeling sad and without hope.

Example sentence

  • The rainy weather put everyone in a gloomy mood.

Covers light, mood, and forecast alike: a gloomy hallway, a gloomy teenager, a gloomy economic outlook. A habitual pessimist gets called a 'gloomy Gus'.

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