dismal

And the growth in people's spending power is predicted to be "dismal".

David: Another dismal pedestrian performance from Rangers, how fans can pay to watch that team every week is beyond me.

But the dismal state of the Raiders falls on him as head coach.

England have passed up the opportunity to send their first-choice batters to gain match practice in an Ashes tour game in Canberra, despite a dismal defeat in the first Test.

It comes after a dismal few weeks for the PM, who has faced growing criticism and speculation he could face a leadership challenge.