uncheerful

adjective

un·​cheerful

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: not cheerful or cheering : gloomy

a moody and uncheerful person

an uncheerful place

uncheerfully

"+

adverb

uncheerfulness noun

Word History

Etymology

Middle English unchereful, from un- entry 1 + chereful, cherefull cheerful

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