dismally
3
4.8
- adverb
- /ˈdɪzməli/
:
desoladoramente
- She looked dismally at her empty bank account and wondered how she would pay the bills.
- failed dismally
- dismally low
But the older generation has failed America dismally, and if it is discredited, it has earned its disrepute.
- But the older generation has failed America dismally, and if it is discredited, it has earned its disrepute.
Examples
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Equal Protection was coined to grant equality to the Negro, a task at which it has dismally failed.
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The ways in which the world was taught were never adequate; today they are dismally dysfunctional.
Academic text (2000) -
Maybe she only had one person to take care of and she failed dismally.
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The Professor thought dismally of his London office, of his books, and the warm gas fireplace.
Fiction book (2000) -
Thus, the only attempt to recruit Italian women through a government scheme ended rather dismally.
Academic text (1991) -
Direct foreign investment remains dismally low, as in the 1980s, ranging from 1.5 percent to 1.8 percent of GDP.
Academic text (1993) -
Most of them work under conditions that border on peonage at dismally low wage rates.
Academic text (1991) -
But the older generation has failed America dismally, and if it is discredited, it has earned its disrepute.
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Obama is dismally unpopular with Southern whites, but he will win Northeastern whites by healthy margins.
Blog text (10) -
An ideological update of Castro's revolutionary offensive of 1968, the rectification campaign has failed dismally.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
60
3.7
In a way that shows no chance of success
53
1.0
In an unhappy way because you feel upset
51
2.2
In a way that shows great unhappiness or pain
27
6.5
In a way that is very bad or not good enough
18
4.4
Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme
15
1.3
In a sad or regretful way
6
5.8
In a sad, quiet way that shows someone is unhappy
6
3.3
In a way that makes people feel sorry for someone or something
5
4.1
In a way that makes you feel sad or hopeless
4
7.0
In a very bad way that shows poor quality or failure
3
5.5
In a serious and sad way
3
4.1
In a sad way that shows no hope
3
7.4
In a sad, lonely way as if left alone
2
6.2
In a way that shows no hope or cheer
2
6.8
In a very sad and unhappy way
2
8.1
In a very sad, ashamed, and helpless way
2
6.5
In a sad, disappointed way
2
8.0
In a way that makes people feel regret or sadness
1
4.6
In a sad way that shows a person is sorry
1
6.1
In a way that shows no hope
1
7.9
In a very bad, shameful way that deserves strong criticism
1
7.3
In a sad, hopeless way that shows you have lost hope
1
8.5
In a very sad way that shows no comfort or hope
1
5.4
In a boring, gloomy way that shows little energy
1
7.5
In a way that shows great loneliness and sadness
1
7.7
In a way that makes people lose hope or confidence
1
7.4
In a sad way that shows no hope
1
8.4
In a serious, unfriendly way that shows dislike
1
7.4
In a way that makes you feel disappointed and lose hope
In a very sad, gloomy way
Antonyms
How Gloomy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dismally comes from an old Latin phrase dies mali, which means 'bad days' or 'unlucky days', and the dies part is like our word daily for 'day'. So to do something dismally is to do it in a 'gloomy' or 'hopeless' way.