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dreary

[ dreer-ee ]

adjective

drearier, dreariest.
  1. causing sadness or gloom.

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  2. dull; boring.

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  3. sorrowful; sad.


dreary

/ ˈɪəɪ /

adjective

  1. sad or dull; dismal
  2. wearying; boring
  3. archaic.
    miserable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲹰Ա, noun
  • ˈ𲹰, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • 𲹰i· adverb
  • 𲹰i·Ա noun
  • 𲹰i·dz adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dreary1

before 900; Middle English drery, Old English ŧǰ gory, cruel, sad, equivalent to ŧǰ gore + -ig -y 1; akin to Old Norse dreyrigr bloody, German traurig sad
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dreary1

Old English ŧǰ gory; related to Old High German ٰū sad
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The dreary trend is forecast to kick off Friday morning, with the possibility of a “patchy drizzle” developing from a deep marine layer over much of the region, according to National Weather Service forecasts.

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Though the rainfall is a particularly dreary start for April, the shift in weather could bring some relief to Southern California’s dry landscape, which remains in severe drought conditions, according to the U.S.

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Trout did not shy away from the premise that his playing 140 games could make the difference between an unexpected run at contention and another long and dreary summer.

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But on a dreary Sunday afternoon last fall, bouquets of white roses and blue hydrangeas enlivened the Spanish marble columbarium where Drakeo the Ruler is interred.

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Promotion is the be-all and end-all here, failure to achieve that will mean enduring those dreary 0-0s will have been for nothing.

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