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gloomy
What does gloomy mean?
gloomy (adjective): depressingly dark.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use gloomy in a sentence?
- The gloomy forest. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce gloomy?
/ˈɡlumi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does gloomy come from?
From gloom + -y.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to gloomy
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “gloomy” mean?
uneasy or anxious
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informal; relaxed
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physically active
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depressingly dark
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