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θλιβερός — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bleak adj Cold, grey, and exposed, with nothing to soften the harshness of the scene.
  • dismal adjective Gloomy, dreary, and depressing.
  • pathetic adj Arousing pity or sadness.
  • sad adj Feeling sorrow or unhappiness.

Senses

θλιβερός is used for these senses in English:

  • bleak Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
  • dismal Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.
  • dismal Depressing, dreary, cheerless.
  • pathetic Arousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.
  • sad Causing sorrow; lamentable.

bleak — full definition

  1. adj Cold, grey, and exposed, with nothing to soften the harshness of the scene.
  2. adj Offering little hope; grim.

dismal — full definition

  1. adjective Gloomy, dreary, and depressing.
  2. adjective Very poor in quality or performance.

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