bleak
//bliːk//
Adjective
bleakCanonical form
bleakerComparative
bleakestSuperlative
1
(of an area or landscape) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements; bare and windswept
The bleak landscape stretched for miles without a single tree.
2
(of the weather) cold and dreary
It was a bleak winter morning with gray skies and a cold wind.
3
(of a situation or future prospect) not hopeful or encouraging; unlikely to have a favorable outcome
The economic outlook remains bleak.
4
(of a person or expression) cold and forbidding; showing no warmth or emotion
She gave him a bleak stare without saying a word.