adj. 25B6; adjective
a dismal look : GLOOMY, glum, melancholy, morose, doleful, woebegone, forlorn, dejected, depressed, dispirited, downcast, despondent, disconsolate, miserable, sad, unhappy, sorrowful, desolate, wretched; informal blue, fed up, down in the dumps/mouth; poetic/literary dolorous.
a dismal hall : DINGY, dim, dark, gloomy, dreary, drab, dull, bleak, cheerless, depressing, uninviting, unwelcoming.
(informal) a dismal performance. : See poor sense 2.
cheerful, bright.