 glum |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] reflecting gloom | |
| Synonyms: | long-faced gloomy | |
| Examples: | "gloomy faces" |
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| Related terms: | dejected | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] showing a brooding ill humor | |
| Synonyms: | sullen morose glowering moody dour sour saturnine dark | |
| Examples: | "a dark scowl" "the proverbially dour New England Puritan" "a glum, hopeless shrug" "in moody silence" "a morose and unsociable manner" "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven "a sour temper" |
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| Related terms: | ill-natured | |
| Similar spelling: |
glume glom gloom gleam gloomy glioma glen |
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