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dismally
dis·mal D0276200 (dĭz′məl)adj.1. Causing gloom or depression; dreary: dismal weather; took a dismal view of the economy.2. Characterized by ineptitude, dullness, or a lack of merit: a dismal book; a dismal performance on the cello.3. Obsolete Dreadful; disastrous.n. Chiefly South Atlantic US See pocosin.
[Middle English, unlucky days, unlucky, from Anglo-Norman, unlucky days, from Medieval Latin diēs malī : Latin diēs, pl. of diēs, day; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots + Latin malī, pl. of malus, evil; see mel- in Indo-European roots.]
dis′mal·ly adv.dis′mal·ness n.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | dismally - in a cheerless manner; "in August 1914 , there was a dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French, German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the future"drearily | | 2. | dismally - in a dreadful manner; "as he looks at the mess he has left behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally failed"dreadfully |
Translationsdismal (ˈdizməl) adjective gloomy. dismal news; Don't look so dismal! 憂鬱的 忧郁的ˈdismally adverb 情緒低落地，沈悶地 情绪低落地，沉闷地 IdiomsSeedismaldismally
Synonyms for dismallyadv in a cheerless mannerSynonymsadv in a dreadful mannerSynonyms |