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somber

/ˈsɒmbə/
verb

  1. To make sombre or dark; to make shady.

adjective

  1. Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.

  2. Dull or dark in colour or brightness.

  3. Melancholic, gloomy, dreary, dismal; grim.

Synonymsdire, dismal, dreary, melancholy

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