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bleaker Definition


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bleak
adj bleaker, bleakest
    1. Exposed and desolate.
      Thesaurus: dreary, desolate, bare, lonely, sombre, gloomy, dismal, blighted.
    2. Cold and unwelcoming.
      Thesaurus: chilly, windy, stormy, cold, cutting, wintry, biting, bitter, inclement, misty, foggy; Antonym: mild, pleasant.
    3. Offering little or no hope.
Derivative: bleakly
adverb
    Derivative: bleakness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from Anglo-Saxon blac pale.



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