ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sloomy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈslu.mi/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Sloomy is an adjective meaning (UK, dialect) sluggish; slow.

Meaning

(UK, dialect) sluggish; slow.

Example Sentences

[…] we would gladly soodle a sloomy way home with a burred moon over us and the fern-owls chittering in the pingles and the holts.
He moaned and complained in a sloomy way, but was too slurry-witted to do more. With his head down, his eyes closed, he muttered her name […]
"Besides, if you get, you'll never be able to hold it down — a sloomy gal like you." The applicant was only too much afraid that it must be so. She had very little confidence in herself.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sullen, sloggish, slumpy, slothy, sluggy, lazy.

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