Definition for

gloomy


Thickly shaded; cheerlessly obscure; shadowy; dark; somber.

Affected with, characterized by, or expressing gloom; wearing the aspect of sorrow; depressed or depressing; melancholy; doleful: as, a gloomy countenance; a gloomy prospect.

Synonyms Dim, dusky, cloudy, cheerless, lowering. See darkness.

adjective – Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.

adjective – Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected.

adjective – Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.

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