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# dismal

adjective (more dismal, the most dismal)

«dismal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Dismal means dark, gloomy, sad and dreary; not cheerful at all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismal/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a dark dwelling or a dreary place with a sad mood; in ordinary talk, a cold, grey day.

### Examples

- The cellar was dark and dismal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismal/#x1)
- What a dismal day for a picnic! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismal/#x2)
- The dismal room had no windows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismal/#x3)
- The rain made the town look dismal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismal/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dismal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dismal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dismal.html) on Mova free.