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dismal
[ diz-muhl ]
adjective
- causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy:
dismal weather.
Antonyms: ,
- characterized by ineptness or lack of skill, competence, effectiveness, imagination, or interest; pitiful:
Our team played a dismal game.
Synonyms: , ,
- Obsolete.
- disastrous; calamitous.
- unlucky; sinister.
noun
- Southern U.S. a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast.
dismal
/ ˈɪə /
adjective
- causing gloom or depression
- causing dismay or terror
- of poor quality or a low standard; feeble
Derived Forms
- ˈ徱Ա, noun
- ˈ徱, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱m· adverb
- 徱m·Ա 徱·i·ٲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dismal1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dismal1
Example Sentences
England are yet to appoint a successor to Knight after she stepped down following this winter's dismal 16-0 Ashes defeat.
He has not played since a disappointing run in England's dismal Champions Trophy campaign.
That would badly impact EU consumers, not only US industry, and it would worsen already dismal relations with the US.
On this roster, the U.S. ranked a dismal 24th in 2024, behind Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and, indeed, Canada.
At Henry’s school, a teacher swats down the boy’s interest in science in favor of ranting about his dismal salary.
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