All 4 Uses of
dismal
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- Trying to make this place fit for human habitation,' said Sirius, waving a hand around the dismal kitchen.†
Chpt 5
- I need scarcely say that I failed dismally.†
Chpt 9
- 'Forget it,' said Harry dismally.†
Chpt 24 *
- 'Good catch,' Harry told Ginny back in the common room, where the atmosphere resembled that of a particularly dismal funeral.†
Chpt 26
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)