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Search phrase: dismal

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.128.1I am wrapped in dismal thinkings.I am wrap'd in dismall thinkings.
HamletHam II.ii.454With heraldry more dismal. Head to footWith Heraldry more dismall: Head to foote
HamletHam V.ii.361.2The sight is dismal,The sight is dismall,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.105I must inform you of a dismal fightI must informe you of a dismall fight,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.41Whose dismal tune bereft my vital powers;Whose dismall tune bereft my Vitall powres:
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.iii.18Like to a dismal clangour heard from far,Like to a dismall Clangor heard from farre,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.vi.58Now death shall stop his dismal threatening soundNow death shall stop his dismall threatning sound,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.vi.48And chattering pies in dismal discords sung.And chatt'ring Pies in dismall Discords sung:
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.71The dismal charge of trumpets' loud retreat.The dismall charge of Trumpets loud retreat:
MacbethMac I.ii.55The Thane of Cawdor, began a dismal conflict,The Thane of Cawdor, began a dismall Conflict,
MacbethMac III.v.21Unto a dismal and a fatal end.Vnto a dismall, and a Fatall end.
MacbethMac V.v.12Would at a dismal treatise rouse and stirWould at a dismall Treatise rowze, and stirre
PericlesPer V.iii.74Makes me look dismal, will I clip to form,makes mee looke dismall, will I clip to forme,
Richard IIR2 II.ii.63And Bolingbroke my sorrow's dismal heir.And Bullinbrooke my sorrowes dismall heyre:
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.7So full of dismal terror was the time.So full of dismall terror was the time.
Richard IIIR3 III.iii.12And, for more slander to thy dismal seat,And for more slander to thy dismall Seat,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.44This torture should be roared in dismal hell.This torture should be roar'd in dismall hell,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.iii.19My dismal scene I needs must act alone.My dismall Sceane, I needs must act alone:
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.107Unto the body of a dismal yewVnto the body of a dismall yew,
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.260Gnawing with thy teeth, and be this dismal sightGnawing with thy teeth, and be this dismall sight
Titus AndronicusTit IV.ii.66A joyless, dismal, black, and sorrowful issue.A ioylesse, dismall, blacke &, sorrowfull issue,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.113And, dainty Duke, whose doughty dismal fameAnd daintie Duke, whose doughtie dismall fame

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.889 This dismal cry rings sadly in her ear, This dismall crie rings sadly in her eare,

Glossary

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dismaldisastrous, calamitous, devastating
dismalsinister, ominous, malign
gloominggloomy, dark, dismal
lentendismal, meagre, scanty
melancholydark, dismal, gloomy
saddismal, morose, sullen
sullengloomy, dismal, melancholy, mournful
sullen[Q variant of 'sorry'] gloomy, dismal, melancholy, mournful
surlygloomy, dismal, stern
tristfulsad, sorrowful, dismal

Thesaurus

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dismaltristful
dismalsad
dismalmelancholy
dismalsullen
dismalsurly
dismalglooming
dismallenten

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DISMALBASICdismal adj

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