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dreary::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | drab |
| Derivation | dreariness |
a series of dreary dinner parties.
Examples of dreary
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The recession turned a reasonable decade for Mexico's economy into a dreary one.
From the economist.com
Later became sooner in a 31-13 drubbing by Tennessee on a dreary Saturday night.
From the thestate.com
Lightweight, bright and colorful, it is a relief from the dreary drab of winter.
From the newsobserver.com
Poems on London's underground trains have enriched dreary commutes for a decade.
From the economist.com
The dreary palette of grim England gives way to color, light, a riot of flowers.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It definitely works in our advantage that is it kind of a dreary and glum place.
From the usatoday.com
A generation ago, Chinese people had empty pockets in their dreary boiler suits.
From the economist.com
In short it looks like a long evening with the dismal problems of dreary people.
From the time.com
It all looked dreary and desolate, and I could not think what I should do there.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Drab: 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"
- Blue: 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"
- (drearily) dismally: in a cheerless manner; "in August 1914 , there was a dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French, German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the future"
- Grievous, dire; appalling; Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless
- (dreariest) Superlative form of dreary
