How To Spell dismal?
How to Pronounce dismal?
Correct pronunciation for the word "dismal" is [dˈɪzməl], [dˈɪzməl], [d_ˈɪ_z_m_ə_l].
Definition of dismal
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Gloomy; dreary; sorrowful; melancholy; frightful; horrible.
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A swamp.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the present tense of Dismal?
What is the past tense of Dismal?
What is the adverb for dismal?
The adverb form of the word "dismal" is "dismally".
What is the adjective for dismal?
The adjective form of the word "dismal" is "dismal".
Usage over time for dismal:
This graph shows how "dismal" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of dismal?
The plural form of the word "dismal" is "dismals"
What is the singular form of dismal?
The singular form of the word "dismal" is "dismal". The word does not change in its singular form.
Synonyms for Dismal:
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adj.
• hopeless- depressed ,
- glum ,
- anguished ,
- desperate ,
- downhearted ,
- dispirited ,
- despondent ,
- disheartened ,
- despairing ,
- dejected ,
- discouraged .
- cloudy ,
- dull ,
- boring ,
- disagreeable ,
- cheerless ,
- frowning ,
- doleful ,
- inauspicious ,
- ghastly ,
- dolorous ,
- funereal ,
- horrid ,
- afflictive ,
- horrible ,
- gruesome .
- abandoned ,
- deserted ,
- bare ,
- inhospitable ,
- acheronian ,
- barren ,
- forlorn ,
- desert ,
- forsaken ,
- forgotten ,
- godforsaken .
- drab .
- dire .
- dusk .
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n.
• dismal • grim- grim .
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