- glummest
- glÊŒm adj. gloomy, downcast; despondent, depressed
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glum glummer, glummest — adjective sad and not talking much; gloomy: Hey, don t look so glum. Everything will be OK! glumly adverb glumness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
glum — adjective (glummer; glummest) Etymology: akin to Middle English gloumen to gloom Date: 1547 1. broodingly morose < became glum when they heard the news > 2. dreary, gloomy < a glum countenance > Synonyms: see sullen • … New Collegiate Dictionary
glum — glumly, adv. glumness, n. /glum/, adj., glummer, glummest. sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected. [1425 75; late ME; var. of GLOOM] Syn. moody, sulky; despondent, melancholy. GLUM, MOROSE, SULLEN, DOUR, SURLY all are adjectives describing a… … Universalium
Die Krokodile — ( The Crocodiles ) was a small poets society in Munich which existed from 1856 to the 1870s. Contents 1 Background and beginnings 2 Literary influence 3 Members 4 Publications … Wikipedia
glum — [glʌm] adj comparative glummer superlative glummest [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: glum to look annoyed or bored (15 19 centuries), from gloom] if someone is glum, they feel unhappy and do not talk a lot = ↑gloomy ▪ Anna looked glum . ▪ After dinner,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
glum — [[t]glʌ̱m[/t]] glummer, glummest ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ Someone who is glum is sad and quiet because they are disappointed or unhappy about something. She was very glum and was obviously missing her children. Syn: forlorn Derived words:… … English dictionary
glum — adjective (glummer, glummest) dejected; morose. Derivatives glumly adverb glumness noun Origin C16: related to dialect glum to frown , var. of gloom … English new terms dictionary
glum — UK [ɡlʌm] / US adjective Word forms glum : adjective glum comparative glummer superlative glummest looking sad, as if you expect something bad to happen Derived word: glumly adverb … English dictionary
glum — /glʌm / (say glum) adjective (glummer, glummest) gloomily sullen or silent; dejected. {earlier glumme, related to Middle English verb gloumen to look glum or solemn; related to gloom2} –glumly, adverb –glumness, noun …
glum — ► ADJECTIVE (glummer, glummest) ▪ dejected; morose. DERIVATIVES glumly adverb. ORIGIN related to dialect glum to frown , variant of GLOOM(Cf. ↑gloom) … English terms dictionary
