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    dreich
    /driːx/

    adjective

    • 1. (especially of weather) dreary; bleak: Scottish "a cold, dreich early April day"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDREICH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. Scottish English uk / driːx / us / driːx / Add to word list. used for describing wet, dark, unpleasant weather. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Describing bad weather. bleakly. bleakness. broke. depression. fickleness. greyly. hostile. inclement. murky. rough. sock something/someone in (with sb) sunless. threatening.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dreichDreich Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    adjective. ˈdrēḵ. Synonyms of dreich. chiefly Scotland. : dreary. Synonyms. black. bleak. cheerless. chill. Cimmerian. cloudy. cold. comfortless. darkening. depressing. depressive. desolate. dire. disconsolate. dismal. dreary. elegiacal. forlorn. funereal.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDREICH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    4 meanings: Scottish dialect dreary → 1. sad or dull; dismal 2. wearying; boring 3. archaic miserable.... Click for more definitions.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdreich adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of dreich adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › dreichdreich - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · dreich ( countable and uncountable, plural dreiches) ( countable, Northern England, North Midlands) A tedious or troublesome task; also, the most tedious or troublesome part of a task. ( uncountable, Scotland) Bleakness, gloom; specifically, gloomy ( cold, overcast, rainy, etc.) weather.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › dreichDREICH Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for DREICH: bleak, dark, depressing, lonely, somber, darkening, depressive, desolate; Antonyms of DREICH: bright, cheerful, cheery, festive, friendly, sunshiny, comforting, jolly

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › dreichDREICH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. dialect. dreary. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of dreich 1. Middle English dreig, drih enduring, from Old English drēog (unattested); see dree. Discover More. Example Sentences. Can you no' give the young ladies wiselike Scotch songs instead o' that dreich Concone?' From Project Gutenberg.