drea·ry 
(drîrē)
(drîrē)adj. drea·ri·er, drea·ri·est
1. Dismal; bleak.
2. Boring; dull: dreary tasks.
[Middle English dreri, bloody, frightened, sad, from Old English drēorig, bloody, sad, from drēor, gore; see dhreu- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
dreari·ly adv.
dreari·ness n.