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  • adjective comparative form of gloomy: more gloomy

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Examples

  • On the other hand, in gloomier moods, I find myself wondering if true sexual equality — the kind Davison killed herself for — will ever be achieved.

    Women’s Empowerment 2006

  • On the other hand, in gloomier moods, I find myself wondering if true sexual equality — the kind Davison killed herself for — will ever be achieved.

    Women’s Empowerment 2006

  • On the other hand, in gloomier moods, I find myself wondering if true sexual equality — the kind Davison killed herself for — will ever be achieved.

    Women’s Empowerment 2006

  • On the other hand, in gloomier moods, I find myself wondering if true sexual equality — the kind Davison killed herself for — will ever be achieved.

    Women’s Empowerment 2006

  • The Fed next week is set to release updated economic forecasts that Mr. Bernanke said should be "reasonably consistent" with private-sector forecasts, which is to say gloomier than the Fed's last public forecast.

    Bernanke Open to a Sizable Rate Cut 2008

  • Italian turned out to be silly, while the Welshman recalled the gloomier imaginings of the BRONTËS, and in the event came by an appropriately violent end.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 5, 1916 Various 1898

  • The CEO said that another €1.8 billion in impairment charges is mainly related to an increase in Italy's corporate tax and a "gloomier" outlook for the country's energy market amid regulatory intervention in wholesale markets.

    E.ON to Book $4.29 Billion in Impairment Charges 2009

  • It may nourish plants, but sun worship leaves humans with no reserves to fall back on in gloomier times.

    Where will you worship - beach or church? | Hephzibah Anderson 2011

  • LONDON—The Bank of England kept its key interest rate at a record low for the 30th straight month Thursday against a backdrop of slackening growth in the U.K. and gloomier prospects for the global economy.

    Bank of England Keeps Rates Steady Jason Douglas 2011

  • DAILY DELANEY DOWNER - Older workers are gloomier about the economy now than they were last year.

    HUFFPOST HILL - Obama Campaign Thinks People Will Randomly Start Liking The President Again Eliot Nelson 2011

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