dismally meaning and definition

DISMALLY adverb

Definition of dismally (adverb)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: drearily
2. 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"
   • synonyms: dreadfully