US /ˈdɪzməli/ UK /ˈdɪz.mə.li/
adv Freq #115796

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a sad or gloomy way.

    The rain fell dismally on the empty streets.

  2. 2
    adv

    In a very poor or disappointing way.

    The plan failed dismally.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in a sad or gloomy way. drearily
2 adv · in a very poor or... dreadfully

Etymology

From dismal + -ly.

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