drear
21drear — adj. poet. = DREARY. Etymology: abbr …
22The House of Dies Drear — is a novel by Virginia Hamilton. It is the story of 13 year old Thomas, a modern black boy who moves into a house that was once part of the Underground Railroad. His father, Mr. Small, tells Thomas that the caretaker of the house is Mr. Pluto.… …
23Dun|drear|y — «duhn DRIHR ee», noun, plural drear|ies, or Dundreary whiskers, long whiskers on both sides of the face but not on the chin. ╂[< Dundreary, a character in the play Our American Cousin (1858) by Tom Taylor] …
24darer — drear …
25drearily — drear·i·ly …
26drearly — drear·ly …
27dreary — drear•y [[t]ˈdrɪər i[/t]] adj. drear•i•er, drear•i•est 1) causing sadness or gloom; dismal 2) dull; boring; wearisome 3) sorrowful; sad; melancholy • Etymology: bef. 900; ME drery, OE drēorig gory, cruel, sad drear′i•ly, adv. drear′i•ness, n.… …
28drearing — drearˈihead, drearˈiment, drearˈiness, drearˈing (all Spenser) or drearˈihood noun • • • Main Entry: ↑dreary …
29dreary — drear|y [ˈdrıəri US ˈdrıri] adj also drear [drıə US drır] literary [: Old English; Origin: dreorig bloody, sad ] dull and making you feel sad or bored ▪ the same old dreary routine ▪ a dreary winter s day >dreariness n [U] …
30drearily — drear|i|ly [ˈdrıərıli US ˈdrır ] adv 1.) sadly ▪ Laura stared drearily at herself in the mirror. 2.) dully ▪ a drearily predictable thriller …
