dreary
causing sadness or gloom.
dull; boring.
sorrowful; sad.
Origin of dreary
1Other words for dreary
Opposites for dreary
Other words from dreary
- drear·i·ly, adverb
- drear·i·ness, noun
- drear·i·some, adjective
Words Nearby dreary
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How to use dreary in a sentence
On Andrew Boyce’s satisfyingly familiar-looking set of a bland motel room, the sort of dreary interior you find in a Sam Shepard play, Waters and Hnath indulge in a few unexpected pyrotechnics.
Against the dreary backdrop of being homebound in a global health crisis, I signed up for private pottery lessons, drawn viscerally to the idea of creating something from mud.
Perspective-changing experiences, good or bad, can lead to richer lives | Sujata Gupta | September 1, 2021 | Science NewsDemon’s Souls tells the story of a valiant and obviously suicidal hero tasked with battling the forces of evil in the dreary land of Boletaria.
The Best PS5 games to show off the console’s next-gen features | Billy Cadden | July 23, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe Washington Nationals turned to Max Scherzer to salvage the final game of a dreary Memorial Day weekend series against the Milwaukee Brewers before they depart for a long and potentially meaningful road trip.
The Nationals’ bats remain absent, and one Max Scherzer miscue yields a fourth straight loss | Gene Wang | May 30, 2021 | Washington PostThe mention of summer school conjured up images of sweaty classrooms and dreary assignments meted out as makeup work for a year of flunked tests, missing projects or excessive absences.
As the school year ends, many districts expand summer school options | Joe Heim, Valerie Strauss, Laura Meckler | April 21, 2021 | Washington Post
The Daily Beast met Stevens in a dreary New York hotel room.
Dan Stevens Blows Up ‘Downton’: From Chubby-Cheeked Aristo to Lean, Mean American Psycho | Tim Teeman | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUnlike the dreary industrial region of Donbass where the fighting is concentrated, Crimea has great potential as a tourist center.
Its name may sound dreary, but the Chambre du Commerce is considered a classical gem, dating back to 1878.
(Read More on the Crisis in Ukraine) Old, numerous and bipartisan are the tales that corroborate this dreary hypothesis.
Roberts starred as the titular servant in the dreary drama, with Malkovich as Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr.
Oscar Nominees’ Most Embarrassing Roles: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and More | Marlow Stern | February 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut for the trees, these sullen skies and level grounds would render England dreary enough.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyThey rented a house, for the place didn't afford a parsonage, and began the long dreary year that was to follow.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxA damp mist rose from the river and the marshy ground about, and spread itself over the dreary fields.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensI know this small organ well—an old friend on dreary mornings, putting the laziest riser in a good humor for the day.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithIt looked on to Hyde Park, and a very white and dreary park it was on that particular day.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for dreary
/ (ˈdrɪərɪ) /
sad or dull; dismal
wearying; boring
archaic miserable
Origin of dreary
1- Also (literary): drear
Derived forms of dreary
- drearily, adverb
- dreariness, noun
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