 dismally |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] in a cheerless manner | |
| Synonyms: | drearily | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | dingy dingy dingy | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] in a dreadful manner | |
| Synonyms: | dreadfully | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | atrocious atrocious | |
| Similar spelling: |
dismal diagonally dissimilar dissimulate dissimilate |
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