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[ adverb ] in a cheerless manner
Synonyms Examples "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" Used in print (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)She paused at the kitchen door , caught her breath , told herself firmly that the opium was only an attempt to frighten her and went_into the kitchen , where Glendora was eyeing the chickens dismally and Maude was cleaning lamp_chimneys . |
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[ adverb ] in a dreadful manner
Synonyms Examples "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" |
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