dismally

adverb

dis·​mal·​ly ˈdizməlē 

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: in a dismal manner

a frightened child crying dismally in a corner

trying to make out with a dismally inadequate money intake

—F. L. Allen

dismally wrong in some of his … dogmas

—W. H. Chamberlin

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