You searched for: “bleak
bleak (adjective); bleaker, more bleak; bleakest, most bleak
1. Descriptive of a situation in which there is no reason to feel happy or hopeful: For some countries, there is a bleak likelihood that economic conditions will improve.
2. Regarding something which conveys no encouragement and is depressing:: There was a bleak prospect that Jane would accept Richard's proposal of marriage.
3. Characterizing the weather as being very cold and miserable: A bleak wind was blowing from the north causing a freezing condition in the area.
A cold and piercing situation or without hope for anything better.
© ALL rights are reserved.

Go to this Word A Day Revisited Index
so you can see more of Mickey Bach's cartoons.

This entry is located in the following unit: English Words in Action, Group B (page 6)