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[ dreer -ee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈdrɪər i / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective, drear·i·er, drear·i·est. causing sadness or gloom.
dull; boring.
sorrowful; sad.
Origin of dreary before 900; Middle English drery, Old English drēorig gory, cruel, sad, equivalent to drēor gore + -ig -y1 ; akin to Old Norse dreyrigr bloody, German traurig sad
SYNONYMS FOR dreary 1 gloomy, dismal, drear, cheerless, depressing, comfortless.
2 tedious, monotonous, wearisome, tiresome.
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ANTONYMS FOR dreary 1 cheerful.
2 interesting.
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OTHER WORDS FROM dreary drear·i·ly, adverb drear·i·ness, noun drear·i·some, adjective Words nearby dreary dreamwork, dream world, dreamy, dreamy state, drear, dreary , dreck, drecksill, dredge, dredger, dredge up
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British Dictionary definitions for dreary adjective drearier or dreariest sad or dull; dismal
wearying; boring
archaic miserable
Derived forms of dreary drearily , adverb dreariness , noun Word Origin for dreary Old English drēorig gory; related to Old High German trūreg sad
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