dismal
adjective
causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy.
dismally
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a word derived from
dismal.
Example Sentences
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The hosts had earlier been bowled out for 156 with England paceman Matthew Potts taking 5-46 and they again collapsed dismally in the face of ruthless quick bowling.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
In a dismally unwise attempt to curry favor and get a lighter sentence, he gives the authorities the name of the perpetrator—making up the tale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Mr Mlotshwa says his guns - he would not disclose how many he owned - are strictly for protection, a job he feels the police and government have failed dismally at.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2024
And the men, instead of controlling the narrative, will attempt to control her and fail dismally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
“Someday I will,” Ranofer said, but he looked at his gritty hands, rough from a day’s sandstoning, adorned with one of the ever-present bandages, and wondered dismally if the day would ever come.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
