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dismal
[diz-muhl]
adjective
causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy.
dismal weather.
characterized by ineptness or lack of skill, competence, effectiveness, imagination, or interest; pitiful.
Our team played a dismal game.
Obsolete.
disastrous; calamitous.
unlucky; sinister.
noun
Southern U.S., a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast.
dismal
/ ˈdɪzməl /
adjective
causing gloom or depression
causing dismay or terror
of poor quality or a low standard; feeble
Other Word Forms
- dismally adverb
- dismalness noun
- dismality noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of dismal1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dismal1
Example Sentences
On paper, a world where one kills to work sounds like a dismal dystopian thriller.
The long-running "Plook on the Plinth" Carbuncle Award for "the most dismal town in Scotland" has been scrapped following a backlash from its latest recipient.
His side delivered another dismal display in a 3-0 derby defeat at Manchester City on Sunday, with many supporters in the away end leaving long before the final whistle.
France had fought back to beat Ireland 18-13 in similarly dismal weather conditions earlier in the day to book their own place in the last four.
We asked for Rangers fans to share their thoughts after another dismal outing:
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