[
UK
/dˈɪzməli/
]
[ US /ˈdɪzməɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈdɪzməɫi/ ]
ADVERB
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in a cheerless manner
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 -
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
How To Use dismally In A Sentence
- He walked all the way home very dismally, and dined alone with Briggs. Vanity Fair
- Since the currency was launched in a blaze of euphoria it has failed dismally to realise the potential which its supporters claimed it offered.
- They promised much in this campaign but in the end failed dismally to deliver.
- He failed dismally in his opening match.
- So far, the government has failed dismally to respond to this epidemic.
- All the contestants on the show fared dismally, with no-one winning over $16,000.
- Almost all of us then try to remember the date, fail dismally, feel inadequate and ashamed and resolve to be more attentive to our mothers.
- Both failed dismally, and not merely for technical economic reasons. After Thatcher
- It was the high-flying brent who, knowing how the sensitive girl, made keenly conscious at every turn of her defective training and ingenuous ignorance, had often watched their evening flight with longing gaze, now "honked" dismally at the recollection. The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales
- 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
