(a.) Of or pertaining to pessimism; characterized by pessimism; gloomy; foreboding.

Cassandra-like Cassandran Cassandrian bleak blue bowed-down cast down cheerless cynical dashed defeatist dejected depressed despairing despondent desponding discouraged disheartened dismal dispirited down downbeat downcast downhearted drooping droopy feeling low forlorn gloomy glum heartless hopeless hypochondriac hypochondriacal in low spirits in the depths in the doldrums in the dumps inauspicious joyless languishing low low-spirited melancholy negative negativistic nihilistic pessimist pining sad spiritless subdued suicidal uncheerful unhappy weary of life woebegone world-weary