dismal

a dismal book; a dismal performance on the cello.

a dismal cavernous hall.

That is a rather dismal melody.

dismal weather; took a dismal view of the economy.

his life was a catalogue of dismal failures.

there was one bright spot in a night of dismal failure.

the dismal weather made the late afternoon seem like evening.

those who put in a dismal performance will be bounced from the tour.

the manager is hoping for victory to compensate for the team's dismal league campaign.

his dismal mood was not dispelled by finding the house empty.

He felt dismal after reading a piece of bad news in the newspaper.

he shuddered as he watched his team's dismal performance.