dismally in English dictionary

  • dismally

    Meanings and definitions of "dismally"

    • In a dismal manner
    • adverb
      In a dismal manner
    • adverb
      in a cheerless manner; "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"
    • adverb
      in a dreadful manner; "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"

    Synonyms of "dismally" in English dictionary

    drearily, dreadfully, drearily are the top synonyms of "dismally" in the English thesaurus.

    • drearily · dreadfully
    • drearily

      in a cheerless manner; "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"

    • dreadfully

      in a dreadful manner; "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"

    Grammar and declension of dismally

    • dismally ( comparative more dismally, superlative most dismally)
    • dismally (comparative more dismally, superlative most dismally)

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