gloomily

/ˈɡluːmɪli/

gloomily adverb: in a gloomy manner.

Adverb

gloomily (comparative more gloomily, superlative most gloomily)

In a gloomy manner.
- [T]he sedate monk's hood lifted its head still higher and looked gloomily and wickedly down on it, while it nodded and kept time to the cuckoo's song, as if it were counting how many days it had to live.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 280
- He was gloomily informative on points of law, of which the storehouse of his mind appeared to be well supplied.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 125

ശോകത്തോടെ, നിഷ്പ്രഭമായി, വിഷാദത്തോടെ, മ്ലാനതയോടെ

He stood up and gloomily opened a little silver-gilt box, its lid studded with aventurines.
He was gloomily chewing on some tostado chips.
Gloomily, I noted the splendor of Melody's thighs, peachily tan.

comparative	more gloomily
superlative	most gloomily

From gloomy + -ly.

What does gloomily mean?: Gloomily means in a gloomy manner.
What is gloomily in Malayalam?: Gloomily in Malayalam is ശോകത്തോടെ, നിഷ്പ്രഭമായി, വിഷാദത്തോടെ. See Gloomily meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is gloomily?: Gloomily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce gloomily?: Gloomily is pronounced /ˈɡluːmɪli/.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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