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    What does “gloomy” mean?

    Gloomy: the sky has dimmed the lights and left.

    Dark and grey, with heavy cloud and not much daylight.

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    “Gloomy at three in the afternoon. Lights on already.”

    More about gloomy

    Gloomy weather is mostly about light: thick overcast, short winter days, little sun. It can be completely dry.

    What I think of gloomy

    • Gloomy: the sky has dimmed the lights and left.
    • Gloomy weather is the day running on low battery.
    • Gloomy: lamps on at lunchtime and nobody is surprised.

    Words people compare it with

    • Dreary: Dull, grey and joyless: a flat sky, low light and often a bit of rain.
    • Overcast: Completely covered with cloud, so the sun never shows.
    • Dreich: Scots for dreary, grey, damp and miserable weather.
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