gloomily
/ˈɡluːmɪli/adverb
gloomily is spelled G-L-O-O-M-I-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, gloomily means “In a gloomy manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gloomily?
| Letters | 8: G-L-O-O-M-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gloomily?
Gloomily appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gloomily?
- /ˈɡluːmɪli/
Gloomily has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-gloomily.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gloomily
- more gloomily comparative
- most gloomily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gloomily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a gloomy manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gloomily come from?
From gloomy + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).