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gloomily

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gloom·y  (glm)
adj. gloom·i·er, gloom·i·est
1. Partially or totally dark, especially dismal and dreary: a damp, gloomy day.
2. Showing or filled with gloom: gloomy faces.
3.
a. Causing or producing gloom; depressing: gloomy news.
b. Marked by hopelessness; very pessimistic: gloomy predictions.
gloomi·ly adv.
gloomi·ness n.
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Adv.1.gloomily - with gloom; "such a change is gloomily foreseen by many"
Translations
gloomily [ˈgluːmɪlɪ] ADV [say, look] → con tristeza; [predict] → con pesimismo
gloomily [ˈgluːmɪli] adv [speak] → d'un air sombre
gloomily
adv
gloomily lit → schlecht beleuchtet
ask, think, say → niedergeschlagen, bedrückt; (= pessimistically) view, predict → pessimistisch
gloomily [ˈgluːmɪlɪ] adv → cupamente
gloomily [ˈgluːmɪlɪ] adv → cupamente


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Rachel gloomily, "and what isn't to be happens sometimes.
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