 dreary |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] depressing in character or appearance | |
| Synonyms: | gloomy sorry dismal drear drab dingy | |
| Examples: | "drove through dingy streets" "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens "drab old buildings" "a dreary mining town" "gloomy tenements" "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams |
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| Related terms: | cheerless | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise | |
| Synonyms: | drab | |
| Examples: | "her drab personality" "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas" "a series of dreary dinner parties" |
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| Related terms: | dull | |
| Similar spelling: |
drear dryer Drury drier Drewry Drayer drawer Drewery |
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