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▪ I. drony, a.1|ˈdrəʊnɪ|
[f. drone n.1 + -y1.]
Having the characteristics of a drone; sluggish.
1781Johnson in Boswell Life (1831) V. 3 To restrain a man from drony solitude and useless retirement. 1794Mrs. Piozzi Synon. I. 169 Some stupid books were to be read by drony souls with a uniform monotony of voice.
▪ II. drony, a.2
[f. drone n.2 + -y1.]
Characterized by a drone or monotonous tone, hum, or buzz.
1824Body & Soul (ed. 4) I. 93 The bats were wheeling their drony flights. 1837Blackw. Mag. XLII. 25 A couple of desperate Dutch prosers..kept up a steady, drony hum between them. 1869Lowell Cathedral Poet. Wks. 1890 IV. 52 That drony vacuum of compulsory prayer. |