All 3 Uses of
dismal
in
The Return of the King
- His few hours' sleep had not been nearly enough; he was tired and rather dismal.†
Chpt 5.2 *
- He looked about, but there seemed nowhere even for an animal to crawl into in this dismal country.†
Chpt 6.2
- In the meantime we want a lodging for the night, and as you seem to have pulled down the Bridge Inn and built this dismal place instead, you'll have to put us up.'†
Chpt 6.8
Definition:
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(dismal) of terrible quality or depressing; or dark and dreary (as when bad weather blocks the sun or when it is drizzly)