dreary

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈdrɪri/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈdrɪəri/

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Adjective

Positive dreary

Comparative drearier

Superlative dreariest

1. When you are dreary, you are feeling very sad.

   Jim felt rather dreary after he received his terrible examination results.

2. When something is dreary, it is dark and colourless.

   The weather is very dreary today.

Related words

• drearily