bleak
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
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bleaker;
bleakest
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLEAK
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not warm, friendly, cheerful, etc.
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The weather is bleak. [=cold, rainy, dark, etc.]
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a bleak landscape
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a bleak [=dismal] movie about a prison
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a bleak [=dreary] concrete building with few windows
2
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not hopeful or encouraging
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The future looks bleak. [=grim, depressing]
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Their chances of winning the game were bleak. [=it was not likely that they would win the game]
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a bleak economic climate
— bleakly
adverb-
He stared bleakly at the rubble.
— bleakness
noun [noncount]-
the bleakness of the landscape
