More dismal (8)
I believe the answer is:
drearier
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">more dismal</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for drearier that I've seen before include "More cheerless and dull" , "Not so exciting" , "More tedious" , "More dismal and gloomy" .)