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Showing words for DISMALLY using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Dismally

dismally

7 Letter Words for Dismally

disally, dismayl, ladyism, misally

6 Letter Words for Dismally

dallis, diamyl, dismal, dismay, idylls, laidly, maidly, maills, milady, mildly, mislay, myalls, slimly, smally, syllid

5 Letter Words for Dismally

aldim, allis, amids, amyls, daily, daisy, dalis, dally, dials, dills, dilly, dimly, idyll, islam, islay, ismal, laids, laldy, lilas, limas, limsy, lyams, madly, maids, maidy, maill, mails, malis, malls, midas, milds, milla, mills, milly, misly, myall, mysid, sadly, saily, saimy, sally, salmi, sayid, silly, silyl, simal, slaid, slimy, small, smily, sylid, yadim, yills

4 Letter Words for Dismally

admi, aids, ails, aims, aldm, alls, ally, alms, amid, amil, amis, amli, amyl, dail, dais, dali, dals, dams, dasi, days, dial, diam, dias, dill, dims, disa, dyas, idly, ills, illy, ismy, lads, lady, laid, lams, lays, lias, lids, lila, lily, lima, limy, lyam, lyms, mads, maid, mail, mali, mall, mals, mays, mias, mids, mila, mild, mill, mils, misy, myal, sadi, said, sail, saim, sall, sami, sial, siam, sida, sidy, sila, sild, sill, sima, slad, slam, slay, slid, slim, syli, syll, yald, yali, yams, yids, yill

3 Letter Words for Dismally

adm, ads, ady, aid, ail, aim, ais, ald, all, als, aly, ami, amy, asl, ays, dal, dam, das, day, dia, dil, dim, dis, dys, ida, ids, ill, isl, ism, lad, lai, lam, las, lay, ldl, lid, lim, lis, lld, llm, lsd, lym, lys, mad, mal, mas, may, mia, mid, mil, mis, mls, msl, mya, mys, sad, sai, sal, sam, say, sil, sim, sla, sld, sly, sma, sml, syl, sym, yad, yam, yas, yds, yid, yis

Definitions for Dismally

[1] causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: dismal weather.
[2] characterized by ineptness or lack of skill, competence, effectiveness, imagination, or interest; pitiful: Our team played a dismal game.
[3] Obsolete . disastrous; calamitous. unlucky; sinister.
[4] Southern U.S. a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast.
[5] causing gloom or depression
[6] causing dismay or terror
[7] of poor quality or a low standard; feeble

Words related to Dismally

dismaldesperately, sadly, wistfully, terribly, disturbingly, horribly, shockingly, dispiritedly, regrettably, cynically, darkly, dejectedly, desolately, despairingly, despondently, disconsolately, emptily, gloomily, pessimistically, sorrowfully

Words nearby Dismally

dismaldislocation, dislocation fracture, dislodge, disloyal, disloyalty, dismal, dismal science, dismal swamp, dismantle, dismast, dismay

Origin of Dismally

1275–1325; Middle English dismale unlucky time, dismol day one of two days in each month considered unlucky (hence later taken as adj.) < Anglo-French dis mal < Medieval Latin diēs malī literally, evil days

Other words from Dismally

dis·mal·ly , adverb
dis·mal·ness , dis·mal·i·ty , noun

Word origin for Dismally

C13: from dismal (noun) list of 24 unlucky days in the year, from Medieval Latin diēs malī bad days, from Latin diēs day + malus bad

Synonyms for Dismally

desperately, sadly, dispiritedly, cynically, darkly, dejectedly, desolately, despairingly, despondently, disconsolately, emptily, gloomily, pessimistically, spiritlessly