Meaning & Definition of Dreary in English
English⟶
Dreary
/drɪri/
adjective
1. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
- "Her drab personality"
- "Life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"
- "A series of dreary dinner parties"
synonym:
- drab,
- dreary
2. Causing dejection
- "A blue day"
- "The dark days of the war"
- "A week of rainy depressing weather"
- "A disconsolate winter landscape"
- "The first dismal dispiriting days of november"
- "A dark gloomy day"
- "Grim rainy weather"
synonym:
- blue,
- dark,
- dingy,
- disconsolate,
- dismal,
- gloomy,
- grim,
- sorry,
- drab,
- drear,
- dreary
Examples of using
Never in all my life have I seen such a dreary graveyard.