dismally

adv

dismally

adv

UK /ˈdɪz.mə.li/

Etymology From dismal + -ly.

1

In a dismal manner.

The ribs of the few horses showed dismally.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 291:
Outside an owl was hooting most dismally in the darkness.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

1 more example

Boris Johnson's speech to the nation on Sunday May 10 was rambly, incoherent, and he failed dismally in his attempt to sound Churchillian.2020 May 20, Christian Wolmar, “Clarity is required on social distancing and the railways”, in Rail, page 50:

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.