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The definition of dreary is something that is gloomy or depressing.

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An example of dreary is the sky on a stormy day.

See dreary in Webster's New World College Dictionary

gloomy; cheerless; depressing; dismal; dull

Origin: ME dreri < OE dreorig, sad, orig., bloody, gory < dreor, blood < base of dreosan, to drip < IE base *dhreu-, break off > drip, drowse

Related Forms:

drearily adverb
dreariness noun

See dreary in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective drea·ri·er, drea·ri·est

Dismal; bleak.
Boring; dull: dreary tasks.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English dreri, bloody, frightened, sad

Origin: , from Old English drēorig, bloody, sad

Origin: , from drēor, gore; see dhreu- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

dreaˈri·ly adverb

dreaˈri·ness noun

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