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drea·ry
(drîr′ē)adj. drea·ri·er, drea·ri·est
1. Dismal; bleak.
2. Boring; dull: dreary tasks.
[Middle English dreri, bloody, frightened, sad, from Old English drēorig, bloody, sad, from drēor, gore; see dhreu- in Indo-European roots.]
drea′ri·ly adv.
drea′ri·ness n.
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dreary
(ˈdrɪərɪ)adj, drearier or dreariest
Also (literary): drear 1. sad or dull; dismal
2. wearying; boring
3. archaic miserable
[Old English drēorig gory; related to Old High German trūreg sad]
ˈdrearily adv
ˈdreariness n
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drear•y
(ˈdrɪər i)adj. drear•i•er, drear•i•est.
1. causing sadness or gloom; dismal.
2. dull; boring; wearisome.
3. sorrowful; sad; melancholy.
[before 900; Middle English drery, Old English drēorig gory, cruel, sad]
drear′i•ly, adv.
drear′i•ness, n.
drear′i•some, adj.
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Adj. 1. dreary - lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties"
dull - lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods"
2. dreary - causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
cheerless, depressing, uncheerful - causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place"
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dreary
adjective
1. dull, boring, tedious, routine, drab, tiresome, lifeless, monotonous, humdrum, colourless, uneventful, uninteresting, mind-numbing, ho-hum (informal), wearisome, as dry as dust They live such dreary lives.
dull interesting, exciting, fascinating, bright dismal happy, cheerful, joyful
dull interesting, exciting, fascinating, bright dismal happy, cheerful, joyful
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dreary
adjective1. Dark and depressing:
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Translations
قابِضٌ للصَّدْر، مُغِمكَئيب، مُثير للكآبَه
nudnýpochmurný
kedeligtristtrøstesløs
drungalegurleiîinlegur
niūrumasnykiainykumasnykus
drūmsgarlaicīgs
dolgočasenpust
can sıkıcıiç karartıcı kasvetli sıkıntı verici
dreary
[ˈdrɪərɪ] ADJ (drearier (compar) (dreariest (superl))) [landscape, weather] → gris, inhóspito ; [life, work] → monótono, aburrido ; [book, speech] → pesadoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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adj (+er) place → trostlos ; hour, day, month → trostlos, öde ; job, life → eintönig, monoton ; clothes → langweilig ; play, book → langweilig, öde
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ˈdrɪərɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (landscape) → tetro/a; (weather) → deprimente ; (life) → squallido/a; (work, book, speech) → noioso/a, monotono/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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(ˈdriəri) adjective1. gloomy. What dreary weather! trietsige كَئيب، مُثير للكآبَه мрачен triste pochmurný trostlos trist; trøstesløs μελαγχολικός triste sünge دلتنگ کننده synkkä triste קודר उदास turoban, žalostan komor muram drungalegur cupo わびしい 우울한, 황량한 rūškanas, niūrus drūms suram somber trist, grå, kjedelig ponury زړه تنګكوونكى triste posomorât, trist тоскливый pochmúrny pust turoban dyster, mörk, trist มืดมน kasvetli, iç karartıcı 陰鬱的 похмурий, понурий بے لطف ảm đạm 阴郁的
2. very dull. I've got to go to another dreary meeting tomorrow. eentonige قابِضٌ للصَّدْر، مُغِم скучен enfadonho nudný öde kedelig ανιαρός monótono, pesado igav ملالت بار pitkästyttävä ennuyeux מְשָעֲמֵם नीरस dosadan sivár membosankan leiðinlegur noioso 退屈な 따분한 nykus garlaicīgs membosankan saai kjedelig, ensformig nudny ستړى كوونكى enfadonho plictisitor скучный nudný dolgočasen dosadan trist, tråkig น่าเบื่อ can sıkıcı, sıkıntı verici 沈悶的 нудний بے کیف buồn tẻ 沉闷的
ˈdrearily adverb eentonige بصورة كَئيبَه скучно insipidamente pochmurně trostlos trist; trøstesløst; kedeligt μελαγχολικά, ανιαρά monótonamente, pesadamente süngelt غمگینانه ikävästi tristement בְקָדרוּת उदासी से dosadno siváran penuh kemuraman drungalega; leiðinlega tristemente わびしく 황량하게 niūriai, nykiai drūmi; garlaicīgi dengan cara yang membosankan somber kjedelig, trist posępnie غمجن insipidamente posomorât, trist тоскливо pochmúrne otožno dosadno dystert อย่างมืดมน iç karartıcı bir şekilde 沈悶地,陰鬱地 похмуро, понуро بے لطفی سے một cách buồn tẻ 沉闷地
ˈdreariness noun eentonigheid كآبَه، غَم скучност insipidez ponurost, chmurnost die Trostlosigkeit tristhed; trøstesløshed; kedsomhed μελαγχολικότητα, ανιαρότητα tristeza, monotonía süngus حزن ankeus tristesse קדרות उदासी dosada, žalost sivárság kemuraman drungi desolazione, tristezza わびしさ 우울함, 황량함 niūrumas, nykumas drūmums; garlaicība kebosanan somberheid kjedsomhet, tristhet posępność ويروونكى insipidez tristeţe тоскливость ponurosť otožnost dosada dysterhet ความมืดมน kasvetlilik 陰鬱,沈悶 похмурість, понурість بے لطفی sự buồn tẻ 沉闷
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dreary
a. monótono-a, escabroso-a, pesado-a.
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