DREICH

Meaning of DREICH in English

Pronunciation: ' dr ē k ̱

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse drj ū gr lasting

Date: 1813

chiefly Scottish : DREARY

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DREICH — adjective Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse drjūgr lasting Date: 1813 dreary
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DREICH — adjective or dreigh ˈdrēḵ Etymology: Middle English dregh, dreich, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse drjūgr substantial, lasting; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DREICH — adjective Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse drjūgr lasting Date: 1813 chiefly Scottish : dreary
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DREICH — [ dri:x ] ■ adjective Scottish dreary; bleak. Origin ME (in the sense 'patient'): of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DREICH — [dreich] adj [ME, of Scand origin; akin to ON drjugr lasting] (1813) chiefly Scot: dreary
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DREICH — / driːx; NAmE / adjective ( ScotE ) dull and depressing : dreich weather on the Scottish coast •• WORD …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DREICH — Often used to describe Scotland's weather on a grey,damp or wet, miserable day. Can also apply to a boring person, …
Slang English vocab
DREICH — Function: adjective Synonyms: LONG 2, dragging, drawn-out, lengthy, long-drawn-out, longsome, overlong, prolonged, protracted
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DREICH — adjective Synonyms: long 2, dragging, drawn-out, lengthy, long-drawn-out, longsome, overlong, prolonged, protracted
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DREICH — dreary and tedious, as in The minister's sermon was gey dreich the day
Scottish Slang English vocabulary
DREIGH — adjective see dreich
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DREE — I. ˈdrē verb ( dreed ; dreed ; dreeing ; drees ) Etymology: Middle English dreen, drien, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRIEGH — variant of dreich
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRIECH — variant of dreich
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROTRACTED — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: LONG 2, dragging, drawn-out, ||dreich, lengthy, long-drawn-out, longsome, overlong, prolonged Antonyms: curtailed
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PROLONGED — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: LONG 2, dragging, drawn-out, ||dreich, lengthy, long-drawn-out, longsome, overlong, protracted Antonyms: curtailed
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OVERLONG — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: LONG 2, dragging, drawn-out, ||dreich, lengthy, long-drawn-out, longsome, prolonged, protracted
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LONGSOME — Function: adjective Synonyms: LONG 2, dragging, drawn-out, ||dreich, lengthy, long-drawn-out, overlong, prolonged, protracted
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LONG-DRAWN-OUT — Function: adjective Synonyms: LONG 2, dragging, drawn-out, ||dreich, lengthy, longsome, overlong, prolonged, protracted Antonyms: short; curtailed
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LONG — n. Function: adjective 1 having considerable extension in space or time FF1C; a long road FF1E; FF1C; it has been …
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LENGHTY — Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: LONG 2, dragging, drawn-out, ||dreich, long-drawn-out, longsome, overlong, prolonged, protracted Antonyms: short 2 Synonyms: LONG 1, …
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DRAWN-OUT — Function: adjective Synonyms: LONG 2, dragging, ||dreich, lengthy, long-drawn-out, longsome, overlong, prolonged, protracted
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DRAGGING — n. Function: adjective Synonyms: LONG 2, drawn-out, ||dreich, lengthy, long-drawn-out, longsome, overlong, prolonged, protracted
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LONG — I. adjective 1. having considerable extension in space or time a long road it has been a long time since …
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PROTRACTED — adjective Synonyms: long 2, dragging, drawn-out, ||dreich, lengthy, long-drawn-out, longsome, overlong, prolonged Antonyms: curtailed
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PROLONGED — adjective Synonyms: long 2, dragging, drawn-out, ||dreich, lengthy, long-drawn-out, longsome, overlong, protracted Antonyms: curtailed
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OVERLONG — adjective Synonyms: long 2, dragging, drawn-out, ||dreich, lengthy, long-drawn-out, longsome, prolonged, protracted
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LONGSOME — adjective Synonyms: long 2, dragging, drawn-out, ||dreich, lengthy, long-drawn-out, overlong, prolonged, protracted
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LONG-DRAWN-OUT — adjective Synonyms: long 2, dragging, drawn-out, ||dreich, lengthy, longsome, overlong, prolonged, protracted Antonyms: short; curtailed
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LENGTHY — adjective 1. Synonyms: long 2, dragging, drawn-out, ||dreich, long-drawn-out, longsome, overlong, prolonged, protracted Antonyms: short 2. Synonyms: long 1, elongate, …
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DRAWN-OUT — adjective Synonyms: long 2, dragging, ||dreich, lengthy, long-drawn-out, longsome, overlong, prolonged, protracted
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DRAGGING — adjective Synonyms: long 2, drawn-out, ||dreich, lengthy, long-drawn-out, longsome, overlong, prolonged, protracted
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