bleak 
/ˈbli:k/ adjective
bleak·er; bleak·est /ˈbli:k/ adjective 1 : not warm, friendly, cheerful, etc.
▪ The weather is bleak. [=cold, rainy, dark, etc.] ▪ a bleak landscape ▪ a bleak [=dismal] movie about a prison ▪ a bleak [=dreary] concrete building with few windows 2 : not hopeful or encouraging
▪ The future looks bleak. [=grim, depressing] ▪ Their chances of winning the game were bleak. [=it was not likely that they would win the game] ▪ a bleak economic climate
▪ The weather is bleak. [=cold, rainy, dark, etc.] ▪ a bleak landscape ▪ a bleak [=dismal] movie about a prison ▪ a bleak [=dreary] concrete building with few windows
▪ The future looks bleak. [=grim, depressing] ▪ Their chances of winning the game were bleak. [=it was not likely that they would win the game] ▪ a bleak economic climate
— bleak·ly adverb
▪ He stared bleakly at the rubble.
▪ He stared bleakly at the rubble.
— bleak·ness noun [noncount]
▪ the bleakness of the landscape
▪ the bleakness of the landscape
