gloomy

[ˈɡluːmi]

Definition:
1. Characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom.
2. Depressing in character or appearance.
3. Depressingly dark.
4. Causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom.
5. Reflecting gloom.
6. Causing dejection.

Use 'gloomy' in a sentence:

1. They found him in gloomy, downbeat mood.
2. He was haunted with gloomy thoughts.
3. Some good might come of all this gloomy business.
4. It was a gloomy day.
5. He was sitting in his armchair, and looked not quite so severe, and much less gloomy.
6. We sat in gloomy silence.
7. Not all of the evidence is as gloomy.
8. The weather is gloomy.
9. The country is currently obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future.
10. The next day dawned sombre and gloomy.
11. She had never seen a room at all like it and thought it curious and gloomy.
12. A few gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.
13. The sky was dark and gloomy.
14. When I saw their gloomy faces, I knew something was wrong.
15. Many members of the immobile class, on the other hand, live in the America of gloomy headlines.
16. Hook felt a gloomy desire to make his dying speech, lest presently there should be no time for it.
17. Being tired and gloomy would put years on people.
18. I can tell by his gloomy face that the situation is bad.
19. The gloomy expressions on their faces disappeared at the good news.
20. As you know, there have been reports of unrest in India and the prospects for the rupee look pretty gloomy.
21. Is your view of the world gloomy?
22. The little boy sat in a gloomy corner.
23. Nobody flourishes in a gloomy environment with irresponsible staff and a poor safety record.
24. The gloomy skies and the sulphurous odors from the mineral springs seemed to bode evil to those who settled in the area.
25. Why you look so gloomy?
26. Many members of the immobile class, on the other hand, live in the America of the gloomy headlines.
27. They were gloomy at the thought of what they had to face.
28. The far-reaching world of the moor itself looked softly blue instead of gloomy purple-black or awful dreary gray.
29. Life Reimagined paints a picture of middle age that is far from gloomy.
30. Her gloomy mood soon infected other students in the class.
31. A few faint gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.
32. Suddenly, the future didn't look so gloomy after all.
33. This isn't the stuff of gloomy philosophical contemplations, but a fact of Europe's new economic landscape, embraced by sociologists, real-estate developers and ad executives alike.
34. Officials say the outlook for next year is gloomy.
35. "No offence," she said, "but your sister seems a little gloomy."
36. The writer paints a gloomy picture of the economy.
37. Miller is gloomy about the fate of the serious playwright in America.
38. The gloomy atmosphere in the office oppressed her.
39. Margaret Atwood's novel depicts a gloomy, futuristic America.
40. The Curse of the Mogul is not a gloomy book, for all its censure.
41. He was gloomy and desperate.
42. The healthy trade figures mask a much gloomier picture.
43. We sat about in the gloomy airport lounge.
44. Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine.
45. It was a wet and gloomy day.
46. The gloomy weather shows no sign of improving.
47. The report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was just as gloomy as anticipated.
48. They found him in a gloomy, downbeat mood.
49. As for her engagement with Adam, I would say the portents are gloomy.