dismal
Anglais
Étymologie
Adjectif
dismal \ˈdɪzməɫ\
- Lugubre, maussade.
- Dismal weather.
- Dismal mood.
- We came in sight of Reading about eleven. The river is dirty and dismal here. One does not linger in the neighbourhood of Reading. — (Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat, XVI, 1889)
- (Sens figuré) Lamentable.
- You're a dismal failure!
Prononciation
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