v. t. [ Pref. dis- + mail: cf. OF. desmaillier. ] To divest of coat of mail. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Formerly a noun;
An ugly fiend more foul than dismal day. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Full well the busy whisper, circling round,
Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frowned. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
A dismal description of an English November. Southey.
adv. In a dismal manner; gloomily; sorrowfully; uncomfortably. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being dismal; gloominess. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Formerly a noun;
An ugly fiend more foul than dismal day. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Full well the busy whisper, circling round,
Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frowned. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
A dismal description of an English November. Southey.
adv. In a dismal manner; gloomily; sorrowfully; uncomfortably. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being dismal; gloominess. [ 1913 Webster ]