Meaning & use
Bleakly
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In a bleak, desolate, or hopeless manner.
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He stared bleakly out the window at the gray winter landscape.
The report bleakly described the town's declining economy.
A note on using this word
"Bleakly" derives from "bleak," an Old Norse-rooted word originally meaning "pale" before it came to describe cold, barren, or hopeless conditions.
Words with a similar meaning
grimlydismally
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Words with an opposite meaning
cheerfullybrightly
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