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dismal meaning in Sanskrit

रूक्ष rūkṣá

/ˈdɪzməl/

dismal in Sanskrit: रूक्ष (rūkṣá). In English, dismal means disastrous, calamitous.

Sanskrit words for dismal

dismal
रूक्ष rūkṣá

English meaning of dismal

  1. adjective Disastrous, calamitous.
  2. adjective Disappointingly inadequate.
  3. adjective Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.
  4. adjective Depressing, dreary, cheerless.

Full definition of dismal

dismal in a sentence

  • He received a dismal compensation.
  • The storm made for a dismal weekend
  • She was lost in dismal thoughts of despair

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Questions about dismal in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of dismal in Sanskrit?
Dismal in Sanskrit is रूक्ष (rūkṣá).
dismal इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Dismal: रूक्ष (rūkṣá).
What does dismal mean in English?
Dismal means disastrous, calamitous.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “dismal”: रूक्ष. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: dismal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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