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glummer

glummer is the comparative form of glum.

Meaning of glum

Adjective

glum (comparative glummer, superlative glummest)

  1. Despondent; moody; sullen.
    • I[…]frighten people by my glum face.1857–1859, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1858–1859, →OCLC

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Questions about glummer

What is glummer the comparative form of?
Glummer is the comparative form of glum.

Words near glummer in the dictionary

  1. glumelles
  2. glumes
  3. glumiferous
  4. glumly
  5. glummed
  6. glummer
  7. glummest
  8. glumming
  9. glummy
  10. glumness
  11. glumnesses

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