glum

(glŭm)

1. Moody and melancholy; dejected.
2. Gloomy; dismal.

1. The quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy or an instance of it: “He was a charming mixture of glum and glee” (Lillian Hellman).
2. glums Chiefly British The blues. Often used with the: “Most other publications have got the glums” (Tina Brown).

Related Forms:

• glumˈly adverb

• glumˈness noun