darkest+or+coldest+or+gloomiest+period
1dead — I. a. 1. Lifeless, breathless, inanimate, deceased, defunct, departed, gone, gone to one s last home, gathered to one s fathers. 2. Dull, frigid, cold, torpid, inert, unfeeling, callous, obtuse, indifferent, lukewarm. 3. Vapid, tasteless, insipid …