dismal
adjective
1. causing depression
- the first dismal dispiriting days of November
Similar word(s): cheerless, depressing, uncheerful, blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, grim, sorry
Sentences with dismal as an adjective:
- He received a dismal compensation.
- The storm made for a dismal weekend
- She was lost in dismal thoughts of despair