dismal

«dismal» in Mova's school dictionary: dark, gloomy, sad and dreary; not cheerful at all — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (more dismal, the most dismal)

meaning for a pupil

Dismal means dark, gloomy, sad and dreary; not cheerful at all. tree →

sense 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 →
• What a dismal day for a picnic! tree →
• The dismal room had no windows. tree →
• The rain made the town look dismal. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dismal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.