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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Gloom/Gloomy
Hey teachers.
She emerged wearing a very gloom/gloomy and depressed expression.
Is this fine?
Do gloom/gloomy and depressed go well together even though they basically mean the same thing?
Could gloom/gloomy stand on its own and mean depressed?
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Gloom is a noun. Gloomy is an adjective. "gloom and doom" is a common expression.
- Gloom is a noun.
- Gloomy is an adjective.
- "gloom and doom" is a common expression.
- It was all doom and gloom.
- I had to work hard to fight off a sense of gloom and despondency.
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Gloom is a noun. Gloomy is an adjective.
"gloom and doom" is a common expression.
It was all doom and gloom.
I had to work hard to fight off a sense of gloom and despondency.
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