gloomy

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He then proceeded to make a little speech about the spirit of the age, and the influence of routine, which he described as a gloomy gnome.

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  1. adjective Partially or totally dark, especially dismal and dreary: a damp, gloomy day.
  2. adjective Showing or filled with gloom: gloomy faces.
  3. adjective Causing or producing gloom; depressing: gloomy news.

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dreary ·  grim ·  dismal ·  dim ·  silent ·  bleak

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gloomy:   gloomier
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  1. = Middle Low German glomich, turbid; as gloom +-y. Cf. glummy.
 

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