Dismal (Adjective)
Meaning
Causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The dismal weather forecast predicted rain for the entire week, ruining our vacation plans.
- The dismal atmosphere in the office was a result of the company's financial struggles.
- A dismal fog rolled in off the ocean, casting a gloomy shadow over the town.
- The dismal winter landscape stretched out before us, barren and lifeless.
- The dismal news of the team's defeat sent the fans into a state of despair.