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bleakly, adv.|ˈbliːklɪ| [f. as prec. + -ly2.] †1. Palely. Obs.
1611Cotgr., Pallement, palely, bleakly, wanly. 2. In a bleak or exposed situation.
1538Leland Itin. V. 99 Standing veri blekely and object to all Wynddes. 1798Pennant Hindoostan II. 353 The lake is..situated bleakly. 1857Mrs. Gaskell C. Brontë I. iv. 61 The moors, stretching bleakly and barely far up from the dwelling. 3. Coldly, chilly.
1795Coleridge Soldier's Wife in Southey Lyr. P. II. 140 Bleakly the blinding snow beats in thy hagged face. 4. Cheerlessly.
1938E. Waugh Scoop ii. iv. 203 The Minister..smiled bleakly, the wry smile of one heroically resisting an emotion of almost overwhelming repulsion. 1941New Review 28 Aug. 5/3 The treasury bleakly announced that no extra allowance or increases would be granted to Army Officers. |