dismal dismal /ˈdɪzməl/

adjective

1. Causing dejection  ( blue [Informal] , dark , dingy , disconsolate , dismal , drab , drear , dreary , gloomy , grim , sorry )
   causing dejection
    A blue day
   a blue day
    The dark days of the war
   the dark days of the war
    A week of rainy depressing weather
   a week of rainy depressing weather
    A disconsolate winter landscape
   a disconsolate winter landscape
    The first dismal dispiriting days of November
   the first dismal dispiriting days of November
    A dark gloomy day
   a dark gloomy day
    Grim rainy weather
   grim rainy weather