dreich
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of dreich
Middle English dreig, drih enduring, from Old English drēog (unattested); see dree
Example Sentences
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Even the weather turned up for the occasion as a dreich Scottish summer gave way to blue skies and sunshine.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2022
During this time, the sky is always fifty shades of grey: dreich beyond belief.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2020
It was another dreich day, and my stiff denims sucked up the damp from the pavement.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020
At least four of those adjectives must apply before the weather is truly dreich.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 15, 2017
Dandy Jim, the packman, was a young fellow who wanted more than evil weather and a dreich, black night to depress him.
From Stories of the Border Marches by Jeanie Lang
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