Question

1 There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner (Mrs. Reed, when there was no company, dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre, and a rain so penetrating, that further out-door exercise was now out of the question.
What does the term 'sombre' mean in the first paragraph?

A cheerful
B clear
C gloomy
D plain

Answer 1

C gloomy