— drearily , adv. — dreariness , n. — drearisome , adj.
/drear"ee/ , adj., drearier, dreariest .
1. causing sadness or gloom.
2. dull; boring.
3. sorrowful; sad.
[ bef. 900; ME drery, OE dreorig gory, cruel, sad, equiv. to dreor gore + -ig -Y 1 ; akin to ON dreyrigr bloody, G traurig sad ]
Syn. 1. gloomy, dismal, drear, cheerless, depressing, comfortless. 2. tedious, monotonous, wearisome, tiresome.
Ant. 1. cheerful. 2. interesting.