(gloomily)
121gloomy — adjective 1 sad because you think the situation will not improve: When I saw their gloomy faces, I knew something was wrong. 2 making you feel that things will not improve: a gloomy economic forecast 3 dark, especially in a way that seems sad:… …
122pick — 1 /pIk/ verb (T) 1 CHOOSE STH to choose someone or something good or suitable from a group or range of people or things: Students have to pick three courses from a list of 15. | Let me pick a few examples at random. | pick your words (=be careful …
123venture — vb Venture, hazard, risk, chance, jeopardize, endanger, imperil can all mean to expose to the chance of being unsuccessful, lost, or injured. Venture implies a daring to stake something (as the success of an action or undertaking, one s life, or… …
124gloomy */ — UK [ˈɡluːmɪ] / US [ˈɡlumɪ] adjective Word forms gloomy : adjective gloomy comparative gloomier superlative gloomiest 1) feeling sad and without hope He became very gloomy and depressed. 2) showing that things are not going well and will probably… …
125gloomy — [ˈgluːmi] adj 1) feeling sad and without hope 2) showing that things are not going well and will probably not get better quickly The economic news is gloomy.[/ex] 3) dark in a way that makes you feel sad or a little afraid gloomy weather[/ex]… …
126blackly — black•ly [[t]ˈblæk li[/t]] adv. 1) darkly; gloomily 2) wickedly 3) angrily • Etymology: 1555–65 …
127morose — mo•rose [[t]məˈroʊs[/t]] adj. 1) gloomily or sullenly ill humored, as a person or mood 2) characterized by or expressing gloom: a morose silence[/ex] • Etymology: 1555–65; < L mōrōsus fretful, peevish, willful =mōr (s. of mōs) will,… …
128somber — som•ber [[t]ˈsɒm bər[/t]] adj. 1) gloomily dark; shadowy: a somber passageway[/ex] 2) dark and dull in color or tone: a somber dress[/ex] 3) downcast; glum: a somber mood[/ex] 4) extremely serious; grave: a somber expression on one s face[/ex]… …
