bleak

US /bliːk/
UK /bliːk/
"bleak" picture
1.

lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements

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The landscape was bleak and barren.
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They lived in a small, bleak house on the moor.
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desolatebarrenexposedwindsweptbare
2.

not hopeful or encouraging; unlikely to have a favorable outcome

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The economic outlook is bleak.
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Her chances of recovery look bleak.
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dismalgloomygrimdepressingunpromising
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brighthopefulpromising