dismally (adv.)

  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

    [ Syn: drearily , drearily , drearily , drearily , drearily , drearily , drearily , drearily ]

  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

    [ Syn: dreadfully , dreadfully , dreadfully , dreadfully , dreadfully , dreadfully , dreadfully , dreadfully ]

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