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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

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plaintive

English

Etymology

From Middle English pleintif, plentyff, from French plaintif (“aggrieved, lamenting”), from plainte (“lament, complaint”); see plaint. Doublet of plaintiff.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?ple?nt?v/

Adjective

plaintive (comparative more plaintive, superlative most plaintive)

Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

Related terms

plaint
plaintiff

Translations

French

Adjective

plaintive

feminine singular of plaintif

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