BLEAK


Meaning of BLEAK in English

adj. 1 bare, exposed; windswept. 2 unpromising; dreary (bleak prospects). bleakly adv. bleakness n.

[ 16th c.: rel. to obs. adjs. bleach, blake (f. ON bleikr) pale, ult. f. Gmc: cf. BLEACH ]

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