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bleak

1. bleak \'ble-k\ aj [ME bleke pale; prob. akin to OE bla-c] 1: exposed and 
   barren and often windswept  2: COLD, RAW  3a: lacking in warmth or 
   kindliness  3b: not likely to be favorably concluded  3c: severely simple  
   - bleak.ly av
2. bleak n [ME bleke] : a small European cyprinid river fish (Alburnus 
   lucidus) with silve ry scale pigment used in making artificial pearls