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Definition of dreary adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

dreary

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˈdrɪri//
 
(drearier, dreariest)
 
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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
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.
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