Meaning of uncheery | Babel Free

Definitions

Not cheery; gloomy, pessimistic.

Examples

“We owe⟳ them nothing but good will; for we rather regard things poetically than politically, and we are anxious to inform⟳ and amuse the reader--not to perplex, by constantly reminding him of his uncheery lot in life.”

“On the whole, I have⟳ sat under the wing of Saint Swithin; uncheery, sluggish, murky, as the wettest of his Days;--hoping always, nevertheless, that blue sky, figurative and real, does exist⟳, and will demonstrate⟳ itself by and by.”

“From whatever reason⟳, the fact remains that his letters are by no means uncheery reading; his books and study⟳, most of all his friendships (with one fellow-captive especially), seem to have⟳ kept him contented and even happy.”

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