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dismal

[ diz-muhl ]

adjective

  1. causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy:

    dismal weather.

    Antonyms: ,

  2. characterized by ineptness or lack of skill, competence, effectiveness, imagination, or interest; pitiful:

    Our team played a dismal game.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. Obsolete.
    1. disastrous; calamitous.
    2. unlucky; sinister.


noun

  1. Southern U.S. a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast.

dismal

/ ˈɪə /

adjective

  1. causing gloom or depression
  2. causing dismay or terror
  3. of poor quality or a low standard; feeble
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ徱Ա, noun
  • ˈ徱, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 徱m· adverb
  • 徱m·Ա 徱·i·ٲ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dismal1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English dismale “unlucky time,” dismol day one of two days in each month considered unlucky (hence later taken as adjective), from Anglo-French dis mal, from Medieval Latin 徱ŧ malī, literally, “evil days”; diary ( def ), mal- ( def )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dismal1

C13: from dismal (noun) list of 24 unlucky days in the year, from Medieval Latin 徱ŧ malī bad days, from Latin 徱ŧ day + malus bad
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England are yet to appoint a successor to Knight after she stepped down following this winter's dismal 16-0 Ashes defeat.

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He has not played since a disappointing run in England's dismal Champions Trophy campaign.

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That would badly impact EU consumers, not only US industry, and it would worsen already dismal relations with the US.

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On this roster, the U.S. ranked a dismal 24th in 2024, behind Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and, indeed, Canada.

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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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