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dismal

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman dismal, from Old French (li) dis mals ("(the) bad days"), from Medieval Latin di?s (day) m?l? (bad).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d?zm?l/
  • Rhymes: -?zm?l

Adjective

dismal (comparative more dismal, superlative most dismal)

  1. Disastrous, calamitous
  2. Disappointingly inadequate.
  3. Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.
  4. Depressing, dreary, cheerless.

Usage notes

  • Nouns to which "dismal" is often applied: failure, performance, state, record, place, result, scene, season, year, economy, future, fate, weather, news, condition, history.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:cheerless

Derived terms

  • dismal science

Translations

Anagrams

  • almids

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foggy

English

Etymology

fog +? -y

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??i

Adjective

foggy (comparative foggier, superlative foggiest)

  1. Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy
  2. (figuratively) Confused, befuddled, etc.

Derived terms

  • fogginess

Translations

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