glumly

Meanings

• adjective

  Expressing or showing feelings of sadness, misery, or gloom.

  - "He looked glumly at the rain-soaked ground."
  - "The crowd was glumly silent during the national anthem."

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Variants

List of all variants of glumly that leads to same result
glum , glumly , glummer , glummest , glumness , glumnesses

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'heavy-hearted' or 'gloomy' in Old English.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'glumly' comes from the Old English word 'glomig', meaning 'heavy-hearted'.

2. The word 'glumly' has been used in literature to describe characters in works such as 'Moby Dick' and 'Great Expectations'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Melancholy: A mood of sadness, desolation, or despair, often with no particular cause.

2. Gloom: A state of sadness, despair, or depression, often accompanied by a lack of light or brightness.

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Culture

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Glumly has been used in literature to describe characters or settings that are sad, melancholic, or dismal. In music, it can be used to convey a sense of sadness or melancholy.

How to Memorize "glumly"

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the first letter of each word in 'Glumly is a Gloomy Look'.

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