Adjective: dismal (dismaler,dismalest) diz-mul
- Causing dejection
"the first dismal dispiriting days of November";
- blue [informal], dark, dingy, disconsolate, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary
Derived forms: dismaler, dismalest
See also: cheerless, depressing, uncheerful
Encyclopedia: Dismal, West Virginia