Bleak: alternatives and connections

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.

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Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.

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Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.

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Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.

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The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.

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The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.

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Without clothes or covering; stripped of the usual covering; naked; as, his body is bare; the trees are bare.

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Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals.

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Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characte…

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Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house.

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Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.

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Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suit…

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Stiff; rigid.

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