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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)
- Disastrous, calamitous
- Disappointingly inadequate.
- Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.
- 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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glummy
English
Adjective
glummy (comparative more glummy, superlative most glummy)
- (obsolete) dark; gloomy; dismal.
Related terms
- gloom
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