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Adjective: dreary (drearier,dreariest)  dreer-ee
  1. Lacking in liveliness, charm or surprise
    "a series of dreary dinner parties";
    - drab
     
  2. Causing dejection
    "a dreary day";
    - blue [informal], dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear

Derived forms: drearier, dreariest

See also: cheerless, depressing, dull, hebetudinous [rare], uncheerful

Encyclopedia: Dreary, Dreary

Nearest

dreaminess
dreaming
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dreamlike
dreamworld
dreamy
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Dred Scott
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dredge up
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