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| dismally | (adv) in a cheerless manner, Syn. drearily, Example: in August 1914 , there was a dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French, German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the future |
| dismally | (adv) in a dreadful manner, Syn. dreadfully, Example: as he looks at the mess he has left behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally failed |
| Dismally | adv. In a dismal manner; gloomily; sorrowfully; uncomfortably. [ 1913 Webster ] |