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What does gloomy mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word gloomy? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness
  2. Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
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The gloomy picture emerged as heavy rain lashed the UK and isolated areas in parts of the country were warned to expect flooding.
Others were less gloomy, reading a cheering message into the fact that cricket was played at all.
Or you might want to follow the route, looking for phantoms on a suitably dark and gloomy night.
Nomi's look suggested dangerous androgyny, a sexless scariness that drew directly from both glitzy drag and gloomy Gothic ideals.
Swashbuckling forward play which illuminated the gloomy wasteland of the National League has been rationed to tantalising glimpses.
For instance when its dark and gloomy you miss the sunshine so it depresses you.

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