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dismally

dis·mally

UK/ˈdɪz.mə.li/ US/ˈdɪzmʌli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

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”
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2.

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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Origin

From dismal + -ly.

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