dismal
Anglais modifier
Étymologie modifier
Adjectif modifier
dismal \ˈdɪz.məl\
- Lugubre, maussade.
Dismal weather.
Dismal mood.
- We came in sight of Reading about eleven. The river is dirty and dismal here. One does not linger in the neighbourhood of Reading. — (Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat, XVI, 1889)
- (Sens figuré) Lamentable.
Prononciation modifier
- \ˈdɪz.məl\
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