(~mer, ~mest, ~s, ~ming, ~med)
1.
Dim light is not bright.
She stood waiting, in the ~ light...
ADJ
~ly
He followed her into a ~ly lit kitchen.
ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed
~ness
...the ~ness of an early September evening.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
A ~ place is rather dark because there is not much light in it.
The room was ~ and cool and quiet.
ADJ
~ness
I squinted to adjust my eyes to the ~ness.
N-UNCOUNT
3.
A ~ figure or object is not very easy to see, either because it is in shadow or darkness, or because it is far away.
Pete’s torch picked out the ~ figures of Bob and Chang.
= faint
ADJ
~ly
The shoreline could be ~ly seen.
ADV: usu ADV with v
4.
If you have a ~ memory or understanding of something, it is difficult to remember or is unclear in your mind.
It seems that the ’60s era of social activism is all but a ~ memory.
= hazy
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
Christina ~ly recalled the procedure...
ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj
5.
If the future of something is ~, you have no reason to feel hopeful or positive about it.
The prospects for a peaceful solution are ~.
? bright
ADJ
6.
If you describe someone as ~, you think that they are stupid. (INFORMAL)
ADJ
7.
If you ~ a light or if it ~s, it becomes less bright.
Dim the lighting–it is unpleasant to lie with a bright light shining in your eyes...
The houselights ~med.
VERB: V n, V
8.
If your future, hopes, or emotions ~ or if something ~s them, they become less good or less strong.
Their economic prospects have ~med...
Forty eight years of marriage have not ~med the passion between Bill and Helen.
VERB: V, V n
9.
If your memories ~ or if something ~s them, they become less clear in your mind.
Their memory of what happened has ~med...
The intervening years had ~med his memory.
VERB: V, V n
10.
to take a ~ view: see view