Dismal - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'dismal' is the definition. (I know that dismal can be written as dreary) This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for dreary that I've seen before include "Depressingly dull" , "Dismal, boring" , "Gloomy, boring" , "Gloomy and dismal" , "Cheerless and dull" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the Evening Standard, The Independent, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate and the USA Today.

'dismal' is the definition. (I've seen this before) This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for sombre that I've seen before include "Dull, gloomy" , "Dark, solemn" , "Grave or gloomy" , "Dark, serious, gloomy" , "Funereal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the Evening Standard, The Independent, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate and the USA Today.

(Other definitions for drear that I've seen before include "grave" , "miserable" , "Dismal (literary)" , "Gloomy and cheerless" , "Cheerless (literary)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the Evening Standard, The Independent, The Washington Post, The New York Times, the L.A. Times Daily and The Mirror.

'dismal' is the definition. (I've seen this in another clue) This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for bleak that I've seen before include "Book by Dickens" , "Cold and desolate" , "Austere" , "Offering little hope" , "Dreary; cold, miserable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the Evening Standard, The Independent, The Washington Post, The New York Times, the L.A. Times Daily and The Mirror.

'dismal' is the definition. (similar in meaning) This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for cheerless that I've seen before include "not hip?" , "Gloomy, depressing" , "Miserable" , "Dreary" , "Bleak" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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