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gloomy adj. 1 shadowy, shaded, shady, murky, dim, dusky, dull, dark,
cloudy, overcast, obscure, black, inky, Literary Stygian: It is
too gloomy a day to have a picnic. 2 depressed, melancholy,
sad, dejected, morose, glum, lugubrious, unhappy, cheerless,
dismal, moody, down, downcast, desolate, doleful, sorrowful,
crestfallen, chap-fallen, downhearted, forlorn, despondent,
miserable, joyless, dispirited, despairing, dreary, sullen,
blue, distressed, down in the mouth, in the doldrums, saturnine,
Colloq (down) in the dumps: Both of them have been very gloomy
since the divorce. 3 depressing, cheerless, dreary, dismal,
dispiriting, sad, disheartening: The d‚cor is much too gloomy
for a doctor's waiting-room.
glorified adj. 1 overrated, pretentious, overdone, high-flown,
high-sounding, affected, pompous, exalted, Colloq jumped-up:
You say he is a scholar, but he behaves more like a glorified
schoolboy. 2 sham, pretend, imitation, counterfeit, fake,
substitute, ersatz, Colloq phoney or US also phony: In that
outfit, she looks like a glorified chorus girl.
glorify v. 1 elevate, exalt, raise (up), upgrade, promote, advance,
boost, enhance, dignify, ennoble, immortalize: Winning first
prize glorified his reputation considerably. In her book she
glorifies motherhood. These men are glorified by their heroism.
2 canonize, deify, idolize, revere, venerate, sanctify, worship,
pay tribute or homage to, ennoble, idealize, apotheosize,
eulogize, panegyrize, adore, honour, look up to, celebrate,
extol, praise, laud, commend, hail, lionize, applaud, acclaim:
The world glorified Lindbergh for the first solo flight across
the Atlantic.
glorious adj. 1 illustrious, famed, famous, renowned, celebrated,
distinguished, honoured, eminent, excellent: England may be
proud of her glorious literary heritage. 2 outstanding,
splendid, magnificent, marvellous, wonderful, spectacular,
fabulous, dazzling: They announced another glorious victory
over enemy forces. 3 enjoyable, delightful, fine, great,
excellent, pleasurable, superb, Colloq heavenly: We had a
glorious holiday in the Greek islands. 4 beautiful, splendid,
brilliant, gorgeous, resplendent, admirable, superior,
excellent, estimable: The walls are covered with frescos in
glorious colour.