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- DictionaryDis·mal/ˈdizm(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. depressing; dreary: "the dismal weather made the late afternoon seem like evening" Similar dingydimdarkgloomysomberdrearydrabdulldesolatebleakcheerlesscomfortlessdepressinggrimfunerealinhospitableuninvitingunwelcomingOpposite brightcheerful
- ▪ (of a person or a mood) gloomy: "his dismal mood was not dispelled by finding the house empty" Similar gloomyglummournfulmelancholymorosedolefulwoefulwoebegoneforlornabjectdejecteddepresseddispiriteddowncastcrestfallendespondentdisconsolatemiserablesadunhappysorrowfulsorrowingdesolatewretchedlugubriousinformal:bluefed updown in the dumpsdown in the mouthas sick as a parrotliterary:dolorousarchaic:chapfallenOpposite cheerful
- ▪ pitifully or disgracefully bad: "he shuddered as he watched his team's dismal performance" Similar badpoordreadfulawfulterriblepitifuldisgracefullamentabledeplorableinferiormediocreunsatisfactoryinadequatesecond-ratethird-rateshoddyineptbunglinginformal:crummydirediabolicalbumrottenpatheticlousyduffrubbishropychronicpantsa load of pantspoxyvulgar slang:crapcrappyshittychickenshitarchaic:direfulrare:egregiousOpposite excellent
Word Origin late Middle English: from earlier dismal (noun), denoting the two days in each month which in medieval times were believed to be unlucky, from Anglo-Norman French dis mal, from medieval Latin dies mali ‘evil days’.
Derivatives
- 1. dismalness noun
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