Dismally
Dismally adverb - In a dreadful manner.
Plaintively and dismally are semantically related in mournfully topic. In some cases you can use "Plaintively" instead an adverb "Dismally".
Nearby Word: dismal
Plaintively
Plaintively adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: the man sighed plaintively as it became clear that he was getting nowhere with the officious bureacrat
Dismally and plaintively are semantically related in mournfully topic. You can use "Dismally" instead an adverb "Plaintively".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ruefully and dismally
- ruefully and plaintively
- disconsolately and dismally
- disconsolately and plaintively
- despondently and dismally
- despondently and plaintively
- dejectedly and dismally
- dejectedly and plaintively
- sadly and dismally
- sadly and plaintively
- woefully and dismally
- woefully and plaintively
- dolefully and dismally
- dolefully and plaintively
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Plaintively and Dismally. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dismally/plaintively
Dismally & Plaintively. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dismally/plaintively>.
Plaintively or Dismally. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dismally/plaintively.
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