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dismality|dɪzˈmælɪtɪ|
[f. dismal a. + -ity.]
Dismal quality or state; an instance of this.
1714Mandeville Fab. Bees (1725) I. 291 A beggar..assists his cant with a doleful tone and a study'd dismality of gestures. 1779F. Burney Diary, Let. Susan Burney 25 Aug., After ten we took a comfortable walk, which made up for our late dismalities. 1867M. E. Braddon Birds of Prey v. iii, The desert of Sahara is somewhat dismal..but in its dismality there is at least a flavour of romance. 1890H. M. Stanley Sp. in Lit. World 11 July 33/2 The dismalities of the march from the Albert Nyanza to the East Coast. |