(gloomily)
91sadly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unhappily, morosely, dejectedly, wistfully, sorrowfully, dolefully, grievously, gloomily, joylessly, dismally, cheerlessly, in sorrow …
92gloom — 01. The men walked through the [gloom] of the foggy night. 02. We couldn t see very far ahead of us in the [gloom] of the evening. 03. The mood in the room changed to [gloom] as the first election results came in. 04. The workers became pretty… …
93gloomy — gloom|y [ˈglu:mi] adj comparative gloomier superlative gloomiest 1.) making you feel that things will not improve = ↑depressing ▪ The report paints a gloomy picture of the economy. 2.) sad because you think the situation will not improve =… …
94hold — hold1 W1S1 [həuld US hould] v past tense and past participle held [held] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in your hand/arms)¦ 2¦(event)¦ 3¦(keep something in position)¦ 4¦(job/title)¦ 5¦(keep/store)¦ 6¦(keep something available for somebody)¦ 7¦(keep somebody… …
95gloomy — 1580s, probably from GLOOM (Cf. gloom) even though that word is not attested as early as this one is. Shakespeare used it of woods, Marlowe of persons. Gloomy Gus used in a general sense of sullen person since 1940s, from a comic strip character… …
96grey — [[t]gre͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦ greyer, greyest (in AM, use gray) 1) COLOUR Grey is the colour of ashes or of clouds on a rainy day. ...a grey suit. 2) ADJ GRADED You use grey to describe the colour of people s hair when it changes from its original colour,… …
97blackly — adv. wickedly, cruelly; gloomily …
98bleakly — adv. gloomily, in a cheerless manner …
99cheerlessly — adv. grumpily, angrily; dismally, gloomily …
100despondently — adv. dejectedly, gloomily, miserably, without hope …
