drumly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of drumly
1505–15; nasalized variant of Middle English drublie, droblie, Old English drōflīc, equivalent to drōf turbid, troubled (cognate with German trüb ) + -līc -ly
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They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When dismal grew his countenance, And drumly grew his e'e.
From Ballad Book by Katherine Lee Bates
But the weather was "dour," and the water "drumly," and every day the lumbermen sent a "drive" of ten thousand spruce logs rushing down the flooded stream.
From Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things by Henry Van Dyke
There was a gusty wind sweeping drumly clouds athwart the sky—faintly illuminated by the dying moon; now a few stars appeared momentarily, then a swathe of darkness enveloped all.
From Border Ghost Stories by Howard Pease
This night ye are a drumly river; But over thee we'll build a brig, That ye nae mair true love may sever.
From The Book of Old English Ballads by Hamilton Wright Mabie
It was a drumly outlook for one whose chief equipment was honesty of purpose, with, I am afraid, little of the arts of human diplomacy.
From The Black Colonel by James Milne
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