adj. 1 bare, exposed; windswept. 2 unpromising; dreary (bleak prospects). øøbleakly adv. bleakness n. [16th c.: rel. to obs. adjs. bleach, blake (f. ON bleikr) pale, ult. f. Gmc: cf. BLEACH]
BLEAK
Meaning of BLEAK in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012