dismally
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dis·mal
(dĭz′məl)adj.
1. Causing gloom or depression; dreary: dismal weather; took a dismal view of the economy.
2. Characterized by ineptitude, dullness, or a lack of merit: a dismal book; a dismal performance on the cello.
3. Obsolete Dreadful; disastrous.
n.
Chiefly South Atlantic US See pocosin.
[Middle English, unlucky days, unlucky, from Anglo-Norman, unlucky days, from Medieval Latin diēs malī : Latin diēs, pl. of diēs, day; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots + Latin malī, pl. of malus, evil; see mel- in Indo-European roots.]
dis′mal·ly adv.
dis′mal·ness n.
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Adv. 1. dismally - 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"
2. dismally - 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"
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Translations
بِكآبَه
chmurněponuřesmutně
dystert
komoran
dapurlega
kasvetli bir şekilde
dismally
[ˈdɪzməlɪ] ADV2. (= poorly) to perform dismally [actor] → actuar pésimamente ; [athlete] → tener una actuación pésima
to fail dismally → fracasar estrepitosamente
to fail dismally → fracasar estrepitosamente
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dismally
adv
(= depressingly) say, think, look → trübselig ; grey, monotonous → trostlos ; morale was dismally low → die Moral war deprimierend schlecht
(= badly) fail → kläglich ; the world champion performed dismally → der Weltmeister zeigte eine klägliche Leistung
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dismal
(ˈdizməl) adjective gloomy. dismal news; Don't look so dismal! droewig, treurig, weemoedig كَئيب، مُحْزِن мрачен triste chmurný, ponurý, smutný düster dyster καταθλιπτικός, μελαγχολικός, θλιμμένος deprimente, triste, desalentador, abatido sünge دلگیر؛ حزن انگیز synkkä lugubre קודר, מדוכא निराशा जनक, निराशापूर्ण mračan, potišten komor muram dapurlegur lugubre, triste 陰うつな 음침한, 음울한 niūrus, rūškanas drūms; nospiedošs muram ellendig, somber mørk og trist, dyster posępny سوړ، مړ اوى، غمجن triste trist, deprimat мрачный; унылый bezútešný, smutný zlovešč; mračen pesimističan dyster หดหู่ kasvetli, iç karartıcı 憂鬱的 пригнічений; похмурий افسردہ buồn thảm 忧郁的
ˈdismally adverb terneerdrukkend, sukkelend, beroerd بِكآبَه мрачно tristemente chmurně, ponuře, smutně düster dystert μελαγχολικά, θλιμμένα tristemente süngelt بطور حزن انگیز synkästi lugubrement בְּעֶצֶב, בְּאוֹפֶן מְדַכֵּא उदासीनता पूर्वक mračno, potišteno komoran dengan muram dapurlega lugubremente, tetramente 陰気に 음울하게 niūriai drūmi; nospiedoši dengan muram ellendig, somber trist, gledesløst, nifst posępnie غمجنی tristemente apăsător мрачно; уныло smutne mračno pesimistično dystert อย่างหดหู่ kasvetli bir şekilde 情緒低落地,沈悶地 пригнічено; засмучено افسردگی سے một cách buồn thảm 情绪低落地,沉闷地
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