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# gloomily

adverb

«gloomily» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a sad, hopeless or miserable way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gloomily/#m1)
2. In a dark, dim way (rarer). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gloomily/#m2)

### In the lessons

Shows a character's low mood: «said gloomily», «stared gloomily out of the window». In The Wind in the Willows, Toad sometimes sits gloomily in his prison cell before he cheers himself up with a boastful song.

### Examples

- «We'll never win,» said Tom gloomily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gloomily/#x1)
- She stared gloomily at the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gloomily/#x2)
- Toad sat gloomily in his cell, thinking of Toad Hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gloomily/#x3)
- Eeyore-like, the donkey looked gloomily at his thistles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gloomily/#x4)
- The clouds hung gloomily over the hills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gloomily/#x5)
- He gloomily packed his bag for the long trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gloomily/#x6)
- “They are in hell,” the king said gloomily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gloomily/#x7)

### Note

Adverb from «gloomy». Spelling: gloomy → gloomily (y changes to i). Opposite: cheerfully, brightly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gloomily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gloomily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gloomily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gloomily.html) on Mova free.