C1adverbemotionssociety
US/ˈdɪz.mə.li/
UK/ˈdɪz.mə.li/
in a very bad, sad or disappointing way
In context
The team played dismally and lost the match by six goals.
Sales of the new phone have performed dismally since its launch.
Her voice echoed dismally down the empty corridor.
Words that go with dismally
verb + adverb
- fail dismallyTheir first attempt failed dismally.
- perform dismallyThe shares performed dismally last year.
adverb + adjective
- dismally lowTurnout at the election was dismally low.
- dismally poorThe quality of the food was dismally poor.
- dismally slowProgress on the road was dismally slow.