adj. 25B6; adjective
a dreary day at school : DULL, drab, uninteresting, flat, tedious, wearisome, boring, unexciting, unstimulating, uninspiring, soul-destroying; humdrum, monotonous, uneventful, unremarkable, featureless.
she thought of dreary things : SAD, miserable, depressing, gloomy, sombre, grave, mournful, melancholic, joyless, cheerless.
a dreary day : GLOOMY, dismal, dull, dark, dingy, murky, overcast; depressing, sombre.
exciting, cheerful, bright.