sloomy
/ˈslu.mi/
sloomy adjective: sluggish; slow.
Adjective
sloomy (comparative more sloomy, superlative most sloomy)
- sluggish; slow
- "Besides, if you get, you'll never be able to hold it down — a sloomy gal like you."
The applicant was only too much afraid that it must be so. She had very little confidence in herself.1929, John Collis Snaith, Cousin Beryl, page 100 - […] we would gladly soodle a sloomy way home with a burred moon over us and the fern-owls chittering in the pingles and the holts.1934, Life and Letters and the London Mercury, volumes 11-12, page 722
- "Besides, if you get, you'll never be able to hold it down — a sloomy gal like you."
Forms of sloomy
| comparative | more sloomy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most sloomy |
Origin of sloomy
From sloom + -y.
Words that rhyme with sloomy
5 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about sloomy
- What does sloomy mean?
- Sloomy means sluggish; slow.
- What part of speech is sloomy?
- Sloomy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sloomy?
- Sloomy is pronounced /ˈslu.mi/.
Words near sloomy in the dictionary
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