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Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age.
James Joyce

Meaning of "dismally" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISMALLY

dismally  [ˈdɪzməlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISMALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dismally is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES DISMALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dismally in the English dictionary

The definition of dismally in the dictionary is in a dismal or bad manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISMALLY


abnormally
æbˈnɔːməlɪ
abysmally
əˈbɪzməlɪ
aneurismally
ˌænjəˈrɪzməlɪ
aneurysmally
ˌænjəˈrɪzməlɪ
anomaly
əˈnɒməlɪ
baptismally
bæpˈtɪzməlɪ
chromosomally
ˌkrəʊməˈsəʊməlɪ
fantasmally
fænˈtæzməlɪ
formerly
ˈfɔːməlɪ
hydrothermally
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɜːməlɪ
infinitesimally
ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməlɪ
informally
ɪnˈfɔːməlɪ
maximally
ˈmæksɪməlɪ
minimally
ˈmɪnɪməlɪ
normally
ˈnɔːməlɪ
optimally
ˈɒptɪməlɪ
paroxysmally
ˌpærəkˈsɪzməlɪ
phantasmally
fænˈtæzməlɪ
proximally
ˈprɒksɪməlɪ
thermally
ˈθɜːməlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISMALLY

dismal
dismal science
Dismal Swamp
dismality
dismalness
disman
dismantle
dismantlement
dismantler
dismantling
dismask
dismast
dismastment
dismay
dismayed
dismayedness
dismayful
dismayfully
dismaying
dismayingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISMALLY

actually
animally
autosomally
centesimally
decimally
duodecimally
episomally
exothermally
formally
geothermally
isothermally
lognormally
millesimally
paranormally
photothermally
primally
sexagesimally
subdermally
subnormally
supernormally

Synonyms and antonyms of dismally in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dismally» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISMALLY

Find out the translation of dismally to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dismally from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dismally» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

惨淡经营
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tristemente
570 millions of speakers

English

dismally
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उदासी से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذريعا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мрачно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dismally
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফল দিতে পারেনি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lamentablement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak disengajakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dismally
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

惨めに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음침
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dismali
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dismally
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பரிதாபமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खिन्नतेने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sıkıntıyla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

miseramente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ponuro
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

похмуро
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dismally
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οικτρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klaaglik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dismally
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dismally
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dismally

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISMALLY»

The term «dismally» is regularly used and occupies the 56.970 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISMALLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dismally

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2 QUOTES WITH «DISMALLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dismally.
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Toni Cade Bambara
It's a dismally lonely business, writing.
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James Joyce
Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISMALLY»

Discover the use of dismally in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dismally and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Diprose's Standard Song Book and Reciter. (Comic and ...
I want lots of money And life sweet as honey, I want all the year to be June, And I think t'would be novel, If I took to travel To 0 up in a fire balloon, Wit a dismally! dolefully ! dim! dim ! dim ! Mirabelemiseremurn l When they ask me, my woes to ...
John Diprose, 1870
2
The Missing Martyrs: Why There Are So Few Muslim Terrorists
Why are there so few Muslim terrorists?
Charles Kurzman, 2011
3
Dictionary of the Welsh Language: Explained in English
Oergrïaw, r. a. (oergri) To cry dismally. Oergwynip, s. m. (oer — cwymp) A dismal fall. Oergwymp galanas, the sad lapse of slaughter compensation. It is an ancient law term, otherwise called Dygngoll cenedl, and Dygngolled cenedl.
William Owen Pughe, 1832
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Standing in the Gap
Chapter. 12. You. have. Failed. dismally. January 1970 _ Again, Ernie Frederick seemed to be God's messenger, bringing an answer to my prayer asking God how I could learn to practice the principles ofEphesians 5 and 6 . His wife Lita was ...
Gladys Blews Wilson, 2011
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The Dublin University Magazine
Sad andsolemn ceremonials those Wednesdays, or Thursdays, or lVIondays,-as the case may be, where the guests enter dismally, are welcomed dismally, sit round dismally, andareregalcdwiththe slenderfuneral collation of luscious waters  ...
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DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE, A LITERARY AND POLITICAL ...
Sad and solemn ceremonials those Wednesdays, or Thursdays, or Mondays, as the case may be, where the guests enter dismally, are welcomed dismally, sit round dismally, and are regaled with the slender funeral collation of luscious waters ...
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Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...
When propbanc, malicious, subtle, treacherous politicians (such as Abimelech, Achitophel, Aman, Sejanus, Stilico, Borgia, with nany like occurring in story,) are not onely supplanted in their wicked contrivances, but dismally chastised for them .
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
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University Magazine: A Literary and Philosophic Review
Sad and solemn ceremonials those Wednesdays, or Thursdays, or Mondays, as the case may be, where the guests enter dismally, are welcomed dismally, sit round dismally, and are regaled with the slender funeral collation of luscious waters ...
9
The Marginalization of Poetry: Language Writing and Literary ...
Here is another of Bernstein's definitions of absorption: "So we can speak of a bloated poem, / or a burst text, adding evaluative qualification: / well bloated or bloated but blundering; exquisitely / burst or dismally popped; elegantly engorged or ...
Bob Perelman, 1996
10
Sea and Sardinia
It is only thirty miles to Messina, but the train takes two hours. It winds and hurries and stops beside the lavender grey morning sea. A flock of goats trails over the beach near the lapping waves' edge, dismally. Great wide deserts of stony ...
David H. Lawrence, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISMALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dismally is used in the context of the following news items.
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7 Thought-Provoking Feminist Articles To Add To Your Reading List …
by Ann Freidman for The Daily Beast, challenges that dismally, grievously worn-out stereotype that women are somehow inherently less funny ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
2
Bucs' Ndoro 'will shine like Lota' - Sowetan LIVE
All these players, and a few others, failed dismally to make a mark at the club before they were sold, loaned out or released as free agents. «Sowetan Live, Jul 15»
3
A euro tragedy - Plant & Works Engineering
The EU has failed Greece dismally – irrespective of the blame being leveled at the serious structural flaws in the Greek economy (and there are ... «Plant & Works Engineering magazine, Jul 15»
4
Letters: Greece's current woes demostrate the folly of the whole euro …
The people have failed dismally to pay tax, and when the money ran out they elected a government with no experience in the hope that it might ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Institute of Medicine Report Recommends High Priority Actions to …
ZOLL has been focused on helping to increase survival from sudden cardiac arrest, which has stayed dismally low for three decades in most ... «Yahoo Finance UK, Jul 15»
6
Central Bank of Kenya raises lending rate - CNBC Africa
The bank expects this move will help prop up the shilling which has been performing dismally against the dollar. “The Kenya shilling has ... «CNBCAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
Solar-Powered Cinemas Bringing Filmmakers Full Circle to Their …
... series' executive director and producer, is based in South Africa, where, he says, the national power supplier is failing the country “dismally.”. «RYOT, Jul 15»
8
RadioVop Zimbabwe - Kasukuwere To Dismantle Chombo's …
Chombo presided over the infamous Operation Murambatsvina and its successor the dismally implemented Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle. Over 700 ... «RadioVop, Jul 15»
9
Human resources: the custodian of employment policies, practices …
Furthermore, the LAC held that NHLS, through the human resources manager, failed dismally to accord fair and compassionate treatment to ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
10
Ashes 2015: Sledging is out of control and a cancer on the game …
Under the headline “Mental Disintegration”, Crowe pointed out that dismally low over rates mean there is about 45 minutes of action in a day's ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dismally [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dismally>. May 2024 ».
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