glum  (gl ŭm)
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adj. glum·mer, glum·mest 1. Moody and melancholy; dejected. 2. Gloomy; dismal. n.1. The quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy or an instance of it: "He was a charming mixture of glum and glee" (Lillian Hellman). 2. glums Chiefly British The blues. Often used with the: "Most other publications have got the glums" (Tina Brown).
[Probably akin to Middle English gloumen, to become dark; see GLOOM.]
glumly adv. glumness n. |
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