Adjective complement with noun phrase

• find: I never found the season so dreary before; but this happy meeting will make us young again.

Modifies a noun

• inaction: She spoke in a soft, then abruptly she went by in dreary inaction.

• suburb: You must make sure you stay close to the center, rather than banished out in the dreary suburbs.

• winter: It was one ray of light in a dreary winter 's afternoon.

• existence: Their pagan religions, at best, offered a dreary, shadowy existence in a dungeon like place.

• afternoon: What a consternation of soul was mine that dreary afternoon!

• weather: It makes such a change from the dreary winter weather!

Modifying Another Word

• rather: A rather dreary building at the best of times.

• somewhat: General Condition: The station is looking somewhat dreary at the moment - a repaint or, even better, rebuild would be nice.

• otherwise: At least the dashboard is well laid out and the yellow clocks are a colorful addition to an otherwise dreary color scheme.

• pretty: His situation in Hollywood, while eminently successful, is pretty dreary.

• so: Winds and rain they sound so dreary Yet thou listens for my feet.

• very: The whole thing looks drab and is very dreary and depressing, without being particularly moving.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: Sarah had lied and rebelled, but she was fun; life had never seemed dreary with her in the house.

• look: General Condition: The station is looking somewhat dreary at the moment - a repaint or, even better, rebuild would be nice.

• become: But running around soon becomes as dreary as running around in real life.

• get: We may use plurals, although this can get dreary after a while.