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   dreary

   /ˈdrɪəri/

   adjective

   • 1. depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive: "the dreary round of working, eating, and trying to sleep" Similar dulldrabuninterestingflatdrybanalblandinsipidcolourlesslifelesssteriletediouswearisomeboringunexcitingunstimulatinguninspiringdesolatevapidjejunebloodlesssoul-destroyingas dry as dusthumdrumroutinemonotonousuneventfulrun-of-the-millprosaicpedestriancommonplaceeverydayunexceptionalunremarkablequotidianunvariedrepetitivefeaturelessho-humsadmiserabledepressinggrimgloomyglumsombregravedolefulmournfulmelancholicjoylesscheerlesswretchedgloomydismalbleakdulldarkdingymurkyovercastdepressingsombreOpposite excitingcheerfulbright

   Word Origin Old Englishdrēorig ‘gory, cruel’, also ‘melancholy’, from drēor ‘gore’, of Germanic origin; related to German traurig ‘sorrowful’, also to drowsy, and probably to drizzle.

   Derivatives

   • 1. drearily adverb
   • 2. dreariness noun

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   2 days ago · in a cheerless manner.

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   Jun 4, 2024 · There are some similarities between the dreary afterlife of Mesopotamia and that of Greece and Rome, but these are quite different from the view of Egypt or of the Cheyenne, where the afterlife is a mirror image of life on earth, or from the Persian, Norse, and Chinese views.

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   Jun 19, 2024 · : having the eyes dimmed and watery (as from fatigue, drink, or emotion) Examples of bleary-eyed in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Timberlake’s bleary-eyed mugshot was released Tuesday afternoon by the Sag Harbor Police Department.

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   1 day ago · Even in what was a dreary decade for the Democrats, the 1980s saw spirited battles at the presidential level over their nominees and the party platform. In 1980 Edward Kennedy went after incumbent Jimmy Carter in an effort to bring the party back to its liberal, labor roots.

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   1 day ago · Southgate and England should reunite and understand that. And there’s plenty of reasons to still believe. Despite the abject and largely boring showings to this point, England remain unbeaten and topped their group. Marc Guehi has been a shining light in an improved defence, admittedly against weak opponents.

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   Jun 6, 2024 · : a period of want or need. saving for a rainy day. rainy-day. ˈrā-nē-ˌdā. adjective. Examples of rainy day in a Sentence.