Answer: bleaker

AnswerCrossword Clue
BLEAKERMore gloomy
BLEAKERMore forbidding
BLEAKERLess promising.
BLEAKERLess hopeful
BLEAKERNot so rosy
BLEAKERHaving less hope
bleakerdreary; depressing
bleakerBLEAK, dreary (dismal (gloomy (dismally dark)))
bleakerbare
bleakercold and raw