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# dismally

adverb

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

## Everyday

In a dismal way; sadly and gloomily, with no hope or cheer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismally/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a creature or person makes a sad noise or looks unhappy; the word tells how something is said or done.

### Examples

- The cow lowed dismally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismally/#x1)
- The dog whined dismally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismally/#x2)
- "We're lost," she said dismally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismally/#x3)
- The rain fell dismally all afternoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismally/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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