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gloomy

Nice vs Gloomy - What's the difference?

nice | gloomy |


As a proper noun nice

is a city in southeast france on the coast of the mediterranean sea, capital of the department of alpes-maritimes.

As an adjective gloomy is

imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.

Gloomy vs Badly - What's the difference?

gloomy | badly |


As adjectives the difference between gloomy and badly

is that gloomy is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded while badly is (northern england) ill, unwell.

As an adverb badly is

in a bad manner.

Gloomy vs Desperate - What's the difference?

gloomy | desperate |


As adjectives the difference between gloomy and desperate

is that gloomy is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded while desperate is being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless.

Skew vs Gloomy - What's the difference?

skew | gloomy |


As adjectives the difference between skew and gloomy

is that skew is neither perpendicular nor parallel (usually said of two lines) while gloomy is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.

As a verb skew

is to change or alter in a particular direction.

As a noun skew

is a stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, etc., cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place.

As an adverb skew

is awry; obliquely; askew.

Gloomy vs Fiendish - What's the difference?

gloomy | fiendish | Related terms |

Gloomy is a related term of fiendish.


As adjectives the difference between gloomy and fiendish

is that gloomy is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded while fiendish is sinister; evil; conniving; in the manner of a fiend.

Gloomy vs Dispiriting - What's the difference?

gloomy | dispiriting | Related terms |

Gloomy is a related term of dispiriting.


As adjectives the difference between gloomy and dispiriting

is that gloomy is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded while dispiriting is lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive; disheartening.

As a verb dispiriting is

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Gloomy vs Swart - What's the difference?

gloomy | swart | Related terms |

Gloomy is a related term of swart.


As adjectives the difference between gloomy and swart

is that gloomy is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded while swart is of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.

As a noun swart is

black or dark dyestuff; something of a certain swart; something of a certain ocker or swart can be .

As a verb swart is

to make swart or tawny; as, to swart a living part; blacken; tan.

Gloomy vs Ill-boding - What's the difference?

gloomy | ill-boding | Related terms |

Gloomy is a related term of ill-boding.


As adjectives the difference between gloomy and ill-boding

is that gloomy is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded while ill-boding is which bodes evil, spelling bad things.

Poor vs Gloomy - What's the difference?

poor | gloomy | Related terms |

Poor is a related term of gloomy.


As adjectives the difference between poor and gloomy

is that poor is with little or no possessions or money while gloomy is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.

As a noun poor

is (with "the") those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group.

Gloomy vs Crabbed - What's the difference?

gloomy | crabbed | Related terms |

Gloomy is a related term of crabbed.


As adjectives the difference between gloomy and crabbed

is that gloomy is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded while crabbed is bad-tempered or cantankerous.

As a verb crabbed is

(crab).

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