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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

    historically regarded as a dreich corner of Britain, Scotland's very name comes from the Greek word for “dark”

  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 (comparative mair dreich, superlative maist dreich) persistent, continuous, relentless; slow, tardy; dismal, dowie, dreary, bleak

  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.thefreedictionary.com › dreichDreich - definition of dreich by The Free Dictionary

    Define dreich. dreich synonyms, dreich pronunciation, dreich translation, English dictionary definition of dreich. or adj dialect Scot dreary Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003,...

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › dreich_adjdreich, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    dreich to draw: slow or reluctant to act, decide, give, etc. Also (and earliest) in dreich of (also in, a) drawing in the same sense. Now rare.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › dreichDREICH Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    adjective. dialect. dreary. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of dreich 1.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › dreichDreich Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Dreich definition: (Scotland, Northern Ireland) Bleak , miserable , dismal , cheerless , dreary .