glumly

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/ˈɡlʌmli/

adverb

In a glum manner.

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moodilysullenlydourly
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Meanings

adverbglumly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a glum manner.

    Robert turned and dawdled glumly through the peace of evening[.]

    1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 29

    Synonyms: moodily, sullenly

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a glum manner.

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moodilysullenly

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin a sullen manner

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dourlysullenly
Also see
dourlysullenly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From glum + -ly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with glumly

comelyCholmondeleynumblydrumlygrumlyrumly
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Cite this entry
APA

glumly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glumly

MLA

“glumly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glumly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glumly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glumly.

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