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Cheerless Definition & Meaning

cheerless
adjective
  1. causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place"

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What does cheerless mean?
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place"
What part of speech is cheerless?
Cheerless is an adjective.

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