glumly

glum  (glm)

adj. glum·mer, glum·mest

1. Moody and melancholy; dejected.

2. Gloomy; dismal.

n.

1. The quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy or an instance of it: "He was a charming mixture of glum and glee" (Lillian Hellman).

2. glums Chiefly British The blues. Often used with the: "Most other publications have got the glums" (Tina Brown).

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[Probably akin to Middle English gloumen, to become dark; see gloom.]

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glumly adv.

glumness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

glumly - in a sullen manner; "he sat in his chair dourly" dourly, sullenly

Translations

glumly [ˈglʌmlɪ] ADV [walk, shake one's head] → sombríamente; [answer] → tristemente, sombríamente; [look, inspect] → taciturnamente, tristemente

glumly [ˈglʌmli] adv [say] → d'un air sombre

glumly

adv → niedergeschlagen, bedrückt