glumly

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English

Etymology

From glum +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

Adverb

glumly (not comparable)

  1. In a glum manner.
    • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1965, →OCLC, page 29:
      Robert turned and dawdled glumly through the peace of evening[.]

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