ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Gloomful

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Gloomful is an adjective meaning (archaic or poetic) gloomy.

Meaning

(archaic or poetic) gloomy.

Example Sentences

Dyke, having expressed a preference for the tomb as a place of residence, went on his gloomful way shedding green paint on one side and red on the other.
Long, I tell you, long and often, have I pondered on that history, and sought to trace with what ghastly secret has been pregnant the destiny, gloomful as Erebus and the murk of black-peplosed Nux, which for centuries has hung its pall over the men of this ill-fated house.

Synonyms for gloomful

Depending on context, synonyms include gloomy, dark, glooming.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gloomy, dark, glooming, glummy, gloomsome, sombrous.

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