dismally

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adverb

1. in a cheerless manner (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Syn:
drearily
• Derived from adjective:
dreary (for: drearily), dismal
2. in a dreadful manner
- 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
• Syn:
dreadfully
• Derived from adjective:
dreadful (for: dreadfully)