Dismal
Dismal adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: a suitably dismal setting for a haunted house
Nearby Word: dismally
Sunless
Sunless adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: mental patients who were once condemned to spend their lives in the sunless confines of a state asylum
Nearby Word: sun
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