Associations to the word «Dismally»

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DISMALLY, adverb. In a dismal manner

Dictionary definition

DISMALLY, adverb. 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".
DISMALLY, adverb. 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".

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