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Dismal; gloomy with solitude.

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  1. a. Dismal; gloomy with solitude.
  2. n. Sadness; dismalness.
  3. adj. causing dejection
  4. Dismal; gloomy with solitude. "A drear and dying sound." Milton. Sadness; dismalness. [Obs.] Spenser.
  5. Dismal; gloomy with solitude. "A drear and dying sound."Milton.