gloomily
In dismal fashion
Gloomily means in a gloomy manner—with sadness, dejection, or pessimism: He stared gloomily out the rain-streaked window.
It can also describe the quality of physical darkness or dimness: The hallway stretched gloomily ahead.
In a reflective manner
- broodinglyIn a darkly thoughtful manner
- sullenlyIn morose manner
- moroselyIn sullen spirits
- moodilyIn temperamental manner
darkly · sourly · dourly · grimly · grumpily · resentfully · bitterly · churlishly
In a hopeless manner
- dejectedlyIn a disheartened manner
- downheartedlyIn a discouraged way
- dispiritedlyIn a discouraged way
- disheartenedlyIn dispirited fashion
crestfallenly · forlornly · hopelessly · mournfully · sorrowfully · dolefully · woefully · sadly
In sinister manner
- dimlyWith weak illumination
- murkilyIn an unclear manner
- somberlyIn a sad, serious manner
- drearilyIn a bleak manner
dismally · shadowily · eerily · sepulchrally · funereally · ominously · forbiddingly · oppressively
With negative expectations
- fatalisticallyWith inevitable-outcome acceptance
- cynicallyWith distrust of sincerity
- negativelyIn an unfavorable way
- doubtfullyIn an unconvinced way
despairingly · resignedly · apathetically · listlessly · indifferently · spiritlessly · unenthusiastically · flatly
pensively
In a reflective manner
- broodinglyIn a darkly thoughtful manner
- sullenlyIn morose manner
- moroselyIn sullen spirits
moodily · darkly · sourly · dourly · grimly · grumpily · resentfully · bitterly · churlishly · peevishly
despondently
In a hopeless manner
- dejectedlyIn a disheartened manner
- downheartedlyIn a discouraged way
- dispiritedlyIn a discouraged way
disheartenedly · crestfallenly · forlornly · hopelessly · mournfully · sorrowfully · dolefully · woefully · sadly · unhappily
darkly
In sinister manner
drearily · dismally · shadowily · eerily · sepulchrally · funereally · ominously · forbiddingly · oppressively · heavily
pessimistically
With negative expectations
- fatalisticallyWith inevitable-outcome acceptance
- cynicallyWith distrust of sincerity
- negativelyIn an unfavorable way
doubtfully · despairingly · resignedly · apathetically · listlessly · indifferently · spiritlessly · unenthusiastically · flatly · lifelessly