Dreary - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdrɪrɪ|
Brit.
|ˈdrɪərɪ|
adjective
- lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise (syn: drab)
a series of dreary dinner parties
- causing dejection (syn: blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, drab, drear, gloomy, grim, sorry)Extra examples
It was a gray, dreary morning.
The family struggled through dreary economic times.
It was very dreary to do the same job every day.
...a cold, dreary day always leaves me blue...
Her cheerful mood stands in sharp contrast to her dreary surroundings.
...dragging myself out of the hay on such a cold, dreary morning seemed like an act of sheer masochism...
...a lifetime of working in dreary jobs had enervated his very soul...
There was something dreary about the house.
The song was dreary and repetitive.
Word forms
adjective
comparative: drearier
superlative: dreariest
comparative: drearier
superlative: dreariest
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