drear´y
(drer´y), a. [Compar. Drearier superl. Dreariest.] [OE. dreori, dreri, AS. dreórig, sad; akin to G. traurig, and prob. to AS. dreósan to fall, Goth. driusan. Cf. Dross, Drear, Drizzle, Drowse.]
1. Sorrowful; distressful. [Obs.] ´ Dreary shrieks.´ Spenser.
2. Exciting cheerless sensations, feelings, or associations; comfortless; dismal; gloomy. ´ Dreary shades.´ Dryden. ´The dreary ground.´ Prior. “Full many a dreary anxious hour.” Keble. “Johnson entered on his vocation in the most dreary part of that dreary interval which separated two ages of prosperity.” Macaulay.
1. Sorrowful; distressful. [Obs.] ´ Dreary shrieks.´ Spenser.
2. Exciting cheerless sensations, feelings, or associations; comfortless; dismal; gloomy. ´ Dreary shades.´ Dryden. ´The dreary ground.´ Prior. “Full many a dreary anxious hour.” Keble. “Johnson entered on his vocation in the most dreary part of that dreary interval which separated two ages of prosperity.” Macaulay.
Meaning of “dreary” in English language – adj sad or gloomy; not interesting (NOTE...
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