unmerry
unmerry adjective: not merry, the opposite of merry; sad, gloomy.
Adjective
unmerry (comparative more unmerry, superlative most unmerry)
- Not merry, the opposite of merry; sad, gloomy.
- "Yea, much," she said; "it seems joyous to me: and I shall tell thee that I have mostly dwelt in unmerry houses, though they were of greater cost than this."1895, William Morris, Child Christopher
- But the Maiden, though she might hope the more to see her friend come back whole and sound, was unmerry at the tidings, she could scarce tell for why; neither did the Carline blame her therefore.1914, William Morris, The Sundering Flood
- Synonyms:
- bleak, uncheery, cheerless, comfortless, dark, morose, depressing, desolate, dire, disconsolate
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Forms of unmerry
| comparative | more unmerry |
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| superlative | most unmerry |
Origin of unmerry
From Old English unmyriġe (“unpleasant”), from un- + myriġe (“pleasant”). By surface analysis, un- + merry.
Questions about unmerry
- What does unmerry mean?
- Unmerry means not merry, the opposite of merry; sad, gloomy.
- What part of speech is unmerry?
- Unmerry is an adjective.
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