/bliːk/
bleak
BrE /bliːk/
NAmE /bliːk/
(bleak·er, bleak·est)
(of a situation)
not encouraging or giving any reason to have hope
a bleak outlook/prospect
The future looks bleak for the fishing industry.
The medical prognosis was bleak.
(of the weather)
cold and unpleasant
a bleak winter’s day
(of a place)
exposed, empty, or with no pleasant features
a bleak landscape/hillside/moor
bleak concrete housing
▸
bleak·ly
BrE /ˈbliːkli/
NAmE /ˈbliːkli/
‘There seems no hope,’ she said bleakly.
bleakly lit corridors
▸
bleak·ness
BrE /ˈbliːknəs/
NAmE /ˈbliːknəs/
[U]