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dismally

/ˈdɪz.mə.li/

Meanings
adverb
In a dismal manner.

Examples :

"The team played dismally and lost the game by a large margin. "
attitude negative emotion

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and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

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played verb

/pleɪd/

To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.

"They played long and hard."

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game noun

/ɡeɪm/

A playful or competitive activity.

"The children played a game of tag in the park. "

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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dismal adjective

[ˈdɪzməɫ]

Disappointingly inadequate.

"He received a dismal compensation."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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by noun

/baɪ/

A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.

"The bee diligently collected pollen from the flowers. "

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lost verb

/lɒst/ /lɔst/

To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.

"He lost his hearing in the explosion."

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team noun

/tiːm/

A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.

"The farmer used his strong team of horses to pull the heavy wagon. "

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manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

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margin noun

/ˈmɑːdʒɪn/ /ˈmɑːɹdʒ(ə)n/

The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.

"The student carefully wrote notes in the margin of their textbook. "

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large noun

/ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ /ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/

An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.

"The music teacher explained that a "large" is a very long note, longer than a breve. "