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dismally

/ˈdɪzməli/DIZ-muh-lee
/ˈdɪzməli/DIZ-muh-lee

Meaningin a dismal way

Common meaning: gloomily

Other meanings: very badly

Journey through time

  1. Latindies mali‘evil days’source
  2. Middle Englishdismesource
  3. Englishdismal‘gloomy or depressing’
  4. Englishformed in English from dismaldismally‘gloomily’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from dismal + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DISMAL, p.171 · scan

Source words

  • dies mali Latin · source word “evil days”

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