dimly

adverb

Definition of dimlynext
as in obscurely

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Recent Examples of dimly Adjacent to the pool and up a set of stairs, the brilliant, elusive, and unusual space offers an even better view of the city skyline, and becomes dimly-lit as the night comes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 That's why the plants often struggle in the average dimly lit living room. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026 Including dimly lit historic dives, beachfront seafood spots, old-school Cuban joints, and beyond. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 24 June 2026 Those comments, viewed dimly by some German politicians, prompted the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), which bankrolls and oversees the Berlinale, to call an impromptu meeting to discuss the future of the Berlinale and Tricia Tuttle’s leadership as festival director. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 May 2026 Panipat, India — Inside the dusty, dimly lit cotton recycling unit, Rajesh stands beside a shredding machine, feeding white fabric into sharp blades. — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026 Darkness Looms Streetlights glow dimly near the entrance to the Havana Bay Tunnel, which connects Old Havana to Havana del Este, on March 7. — Thomas E. Franklin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 The cavernous lobby is quiet and dimly lit. — Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026 Remove the dying leaves and then the pot can be moved to a cool, dimly lit spot and just kept barely moist until the soil can be worked in the spring. — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimly
  1. obscurely
  2. darkly
  3. dully
  4. somberly
  5. gloomily
Adverb
  • This is the year that the Bob Baker Marionettes — whose hipster cred and general renown increased when the theater moved to Highland Park from its longtime home tucked obscurely west of downtown — played Coachella.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a novella of a wine list, with by-the-glass options obscurely scrawled on a mirror above the bar.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of obscurely
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  • This is a weird movie but also kind of darkly beautiful other than the CGI fox which kind of took me out of the experience.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • But Ferguson was also smart and darkly funny and outlandishly charismatic.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of darkly
Adverb
  • His audiences stare back at him, dully hostile.
    — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 14 May 2026
  • As a result, unlike what his name would suggest, Unique is a fairly generic loner who dully seeks vengeance.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Definition of dully
Adverb
  • Nantz somberly delivered the emotional news while taking several breaks to compose himself.
    — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • The season's penultimate scene finds Carl at his favorite haunt, sipping his morning coffee while somberly staring at his tiny Tom Ruffage diorama figure.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
Definition of somberly
Adverb
  • Museums abhor windows, so the building has all the approachability of a medieval keep, as gloomily defensive as the park is welcoming.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
  • In Time Regained, the concluding volume of Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, an older version of the narrator gloomily decides to attend a gathering at the Guermantes’ mansion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of gloomily

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