dreary
adjective/ˈdrɪəri/
/ˈdrɪri/
(comparative drearier, superlative dreariest)
- that makes you feel sad; not bright or interesting synonym dull
- a dreary winter’s day
- a dreary film
- a long and dreary journey on the train
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2- Lunch was a pretty dreary affair.
- a dark and dreary February morning
- his dull and dreary life
- playing the same dreary old tune
- streets full of dreary little shops
- The house looked grim and dreary in the faint damp rain.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDreary is used with these nouns:- morning
- room
- winter
- …
Word OriginOld English drēorig ‘gory, cruel’, also ‘melancholy’, from drēor ‘gore’, of Germanic origin; related to German traurig ‘sorrowful’, also to drowsy, and probably to drizzle.Definitions on the go
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