dismal
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dis·mal
(dĭz'məl) 
adj.
Chiefly South Atlantic U.S. See pocosin. See Regional Note at pocosin.
dismalness dis'mal·ness n.
adj.
- Causing gloom or depression; dreary: dismal weather; took a dismal view of the economy.
- Characterized by ineptitude, dullness, or a lack of merit: a dismal book; a dismal performance on the cello.
- Obsolete. Dreadful; disastrous.
Chiefly South Atlantic U.S. See pocosin. See Regional Note at pocosin.
[Middle English, unlucky days, unlucky, from Anglo-Norman, unlucky days, from Medieval Latin diēs malī : Latin diēs, pl. of diēs, day + Latin malī, pl. of malus, evil.]
dismally dis'mal·ly adv.dismalness dis'mal·ness n.
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dismal
adjective
- Tending to cause sadness or low spirits: blue, cheerless, depressing, dispiriting, gloomy, joyless, melancholy, sad. See happy/unhappy.
- Dark and depressing: black, bleak, blue, cheerless, dark, desolate, dreary, gloomy, glum, joyless, somber, tenebrific. See happy/unhappy, light/darkness.
- Marked by little hopefulness: dark, gloomy, pessimistic. See happy/unhappy, hope/despair.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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dismal
adj
Definition: bleak, dreary, gloomy
Antonyms: bright, cheerful, glad, happy, hopeful, light, pleasant
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dismal
IN BRIEF: Gloomy.
It was such a dismal day that the children played indoors.
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categories related to 'dismal'
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Dismal
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sørgelig, trist, skummel, talentløs
n. - trist person, triste tider
Nederlands (Dutch)
mistroostig, treurig, moerasland
Français (French)
adj. - lugubre, sombre, morne
n. - marais/marécage (dans les hautes terres côtières)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - trübe, bedrückend
n. - Trübsinn
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καταθλιπτικός, θλιβερός, ζοφερός, μελαγχολικός
Italiano (Italian)
fosco, tetro
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - deprimente, sombrio
Español (Spanish)
adj. - sombrío, tenebroso
n. - (EE.UU.) terreno cenagoso a lo largo de la costa
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - dyster, olycklig, vard. usel
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
阴沉的, 暗的, 凄凉的, 低落的情绪, 沼泽
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 陰沈的, 暗的, 淒涼的
n. - 低落的情緒, 沼澤
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 황량한, 으시시한, (기분 등이) 의기소침한, 비참한
n. - 으시시한 것, 침울, 상복
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 陰惨な, 憂鬱な, 陰気な
n. - 憂鬱, 陰鬱なもの
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) قابض للصدر, مغم, كئيب, أقلم جدارة من المتوقع
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מדכא, קודר, עצוב
n. - ביצה באזור חוף גבוה
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