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[ dreer ] / drɪər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR drear ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of drearFirst recorded in 1620–30; back formation from dreary Words nearby dreardream vision, dreamwork, dream world, dreamy, dreamy state, drear, dreary, dreck, drecksill, dredge, dredger Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for drearTiriel at the hour of his death realized why his paradise was fallen, and he had found nought but the drear sandy plain. William Blake|Charles Gardner How sad and drear do the most beautiful natural surroundings become when they are reflected by a sad and lonely heart? Roumanian Stories|Various The day seemed long and drear and weary; but she had seen him watching her, and he was coming at last. The Witch of Salem|John R. Musick Between was the plain, and the plain was a place of drear sound—oh, of drear sound! The Long Roll|Mary Johnston
Words related to drearlonely, harsh, somber, dreary, sad, dark, gloomy, dismal, grim, black, cheerless, discouraging, funereal, hard, hopeless, joyless, melancholy, mournful, oppressive, comfortless |