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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Dreary \Drear"y\ (dr[=e]r"[y^]), a. [Compar. Drearier; superl.
     Dreariest.] [OE. dreori, dreri, AS. dre['o]rig, sad; akin
     to G. traurig, and prob. to AS. dre['o]san to fall, Goth.
     driusan. Cf. Dross, Drear, Drizzle, Drowse.]
     1. Sorrowful; distressful. [Obs.] `` Dreary shrieks.''
        --Spenser.
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     2. Exciting cheerless sensations, feelings, or associations;
        comfortless; dismal; gloomy. `` Dreary shades.'' --Dryden.
        ``The dreary ground.'' --Prior.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Full many a dreary anxious hour.      --Keble.
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              Johnson entered on his vocation in the most dreary
              part of that dreary interval which separated two
              ages of prosperity.                   --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Dreary \Drear"y\, a. [Compar. Drearier; superl. Dreariest.]
     [OE. dreori, dreri, AS. dre['o]rig, sad; akin to G. traurig,
     and prob. to AS. dre['o]san to fall, Goth. driusan. Cf.
     Dross, Drear, Drizzle, Drowse.]
     1. Sorrowful; distressful. [Obs.] `` Dreary shrieks.''
        --Spenser.
  
     2. Exciting cheerless sensations, feelings, or associations;
        comfortless; dismal; gloomy. `` Dreary shades.'' --Dryden.
        ``The dreary ground.'' --Prior.
  
              Full many a dreary anxious hour.      --Keble.
  
              Johnson entered on his vocation in the most dreary
              part of that dreary interval which separated two
              ages of prosperity.                   --Macaulay.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  dreary
       adj 1: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy
              streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles
              Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town";
              "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the
              heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: dingy, dismal,
               drab, drear, gloomy, sorry]
       2: 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" [syn: drab]
       [also: dreariest, drearier]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dreary
     a.
     1 drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
     2 (lb en obsolete) grievous, dire; appalling.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  dreary
     a.
     1 drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
     2 (lb en obsolete) grievous, dire; appalling.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  dreary
     a.
     1 drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
     2 (lb en obsolete) grievous, dire; appalling.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  dreary
     a.
     1 drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
     2 (lb en obsolete) grievous, dire; appalling.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dreary
     Englanti a.
     1 ankea, kolkko
     2 surullinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dreary
     Engelska a.
     dyster, mörk

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  dreary /dɹˈiəɹi/
  1. aaklig, onaangenaam
  2. afsigtelik
  3. donker

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Dreary /dɹˈiəɹi/
  كئيب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  dreary //ˈdɹɪəɹi// //ˈdɹɪɹi// 
  мрачен, тъжен
  drab