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Definition of Glumly
1. Adverb. In a sullen manner. "He sat in his chair dourly"
Definition of Glumly
1. adv. In a glum manner; sullenly; moodily.
Definition of Glumly
1. Adverb. in a glum manner ¹
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Definition of Glumly
1. glum [adv] - See also: glum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glumly
Literary usage of Glumly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The United States Democratic Review by Conrad Swackhamer (1850)
"Mrs. D. No, upon the whole, I think Mr. glumly has shown himself a good financier.
... We were just speaking of you Mr. glumly. (Enter A SERVANT. ..."
2. Ossian and the Clyde: Fingal in Ireland. Oscar in Iceland, Or Ossian by Peter Hately Waddell (1875)
"... and the Loch of glumly, are the Stones of Via, which are worthy of the ...
by a stream of its own, which flows from the Loch of glumly, and a burgh ..."
3. Ossian and the Clyde: Fingal in Ireland. Oscar in Iceland, Or Ossian by Peter Hately Waddell (1875)
"... and the Loch of glumly, are the Stones of Via, which are worthy of the ...
intersected by a stream of its own, which flows from the Loch of glumly, ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"In bot., having glumes. glumly (glum'li), title. In a glum or sullen manner; ...
They all sat glumly on the ground. CD Warner, Winter on the Nile, p. ..."
5. The Shameless Diary of an Explorer by Robert Dunn (1907)
"So we called beans mutton, and ate glumly, ... He moves about glumly, eating little.
"I'm afraid we must leave him behind—with grub, of course—till we ..."
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