What is the meaning of dismally?

adverb

  • In a cheerless manner.
    • usage: "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"
  • In a dreadful manner.
    • usage: "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"
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