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gloomy

 
 
/ˈgluːmi/ adjective

Translation

NEGATIVE very negative about a situation
kötümser, karamsar
a gloomy report983
DARK dark in an unpleasant way
kasvetli, iç karartan
a small, gloomy room1500
UNHAPPY unhappy and without hope
mutsuz, umutsuz, karamsar, üzüntülü, mahzun
a gloomy face983
gloomily adverb
umutsuzca
(Definition of gloomy adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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