dreary
dreary [dreary drearier dreariest] BrE [ˈdrɪəri] NAmE [ˈdrɪri] adjective (drear·ier, dreari·est)
that makes you feel sad; dull and not interesting
Syn: ↑dull
•a dreary winter's day
•a dreary film
•a long and dreary journey on the train
Derived Words: ↑drearily ▪ ↑dreariness
Word Origin:
Old English drēorig ‘gory, cruel’, also ‘melancholy’, from drēor ‘gore’, of Germanic origin; related to German traurig ‘sorrowful’, also to ↑drowsy, and probably to ↑drizzle.
Example Bank:
•Lunch was a pretty dreary affair.
•a dark and dreary February morning
•his dull and dreary life
•playing the same dreary old tune
•streets full of dreary little shops
•He didn't want to go back to his dreary little bedsit.
•The house looked grim and dreary in the faint damp rain.
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