gloomy dean

1. 1.

   English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)

   SynonymsIngeWilliam Ralph Inge

   Broaderarchpriest

Questions about gloomy dean

What does gloomy dean mean?

gloomy dean means "English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)".

What is another word for gloomy dean?

Close synonyms include Inge, William Ralph Inge. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gloomy dean a common word?

gloomy dean is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.