GLOOMY
Gloom"y, a. [Compar. Gloomier; superl. Gloomiest.]
1. Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy. "Though hid in gloomiest shade." Milton.
2. Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected; as, a gloomy temper or countenance.
Syn. — Dark; dim; dusky; dismal; cloudy; moody; sullen; morose; melancholy; sad; downcast; depressed; dejected; disheartened.
GLOPPEN Glop"pen, v. t. & i. Etym: [OE. glopnen to be frightened, frighten: cf. Icel. gl to look downcast.]
Defn: To surprise or astonish; to be startled or astonished. [Prov.
Eng.] Halliwell.
GLORE
Glore, v. i. Etym: [See Gloar.]
Defn: To glare; to glower. [Obs.] Halliwell.
GLORIA Glo"ri*a, n. Etym: [L., glory.] (Eccl.) (a) A doxology (beginning Gloria Patri, Glory be to the Father), sung or said at the end of the Psalms in the service of the Roman Catholic and other churches. (b) A portion of the Mass (Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Glory be to God on high), and also of the communion service in some churches. In the Episcopal Church the version in English is used. (c) The musical setting of a gloria.
GLORIATION Glo`ri*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. gloriatio, from gloriari to glory, boast, fr. gloria glory. See Glory, n.]