that makes you feel sad; dull and not interesting synonym dull a dreary winter's day a dreary film a long and dreary journey on the train
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NAmE//ˈdrɪrəli//
adverb “I didn't get the job,” he said drearily. The dresses all looked drearily similar—I didn't like any of them. noun [uncountable] She hated the dreariness of her everyday life.See dreary in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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