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Word entry · 6 letters

gloomy

Best crossword clue

"bleak in mood"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡluːmi/Part of speech adjectiveSorted glmooyStarts with GEnds with Y2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Dark, cheerless, or marked by low spirits.

Word origin

From gloom + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian glumig (“dark, gloomy”).

Used in a sentence

  • “The cavern was gloomy.”
  • “a gloomy temper or countenance”
  • “The report was slightly gloomier than in June, when unemployment rates eased in more than half of all U.S. states for a third straight month and only five states reported jobless rate increases.”

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01“bleak in mood”6 letters
02“Dark and cheerless”6 letters

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