- 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. 2004.
glum glummer, glummest
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glum — ► ADJECTIVE (glummer, glummest) ▪ dejected; morose. DERIVATIVES glumly adverb. ORIGIN related to dialect glum to frown , variant of GLOOM(Cf. ↑gloom) … English terms dictionary
glum — [glum] adj. glummer, glummest [prob. < ME glomen, var. of gloum(b)en: see GLOOM] feeling or looking gloomy, sullen, or morose glumly adv. glumness n … English World 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
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 — [[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 — /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 glumness noun Origin C16: related to dialect glum to frown , var. of gloom … English new terms dictionary
glum — adj. (glummer, glummest) looking or feeling dejected; sullen; displeased. Derivatives: glumly adv. glumness n. Etymology: rel. to dial. glum (v.) frown, var. of gloume GLOOM v … Useful english dictionary
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 — 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
