dismally
ADVERB
/dɪzməlli/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
dismally is a valid 8-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1S1M3A1L1L1Y4
2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does dismally mean?
ADVERB · 2 SENSES
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
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