Dreary Definition & Meaning
dreary
- adjective
- 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"
- 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"
"Dreary" in song lyrics
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"Let it come out dark and dreary"
DJ Muggs & Planet Asia — All Hail the King -
"Too much of California cess'll make your eyesight dreary"
T-Rock — 51 Deep -
"once upon a midnight dreary"
AOL — AOL
Words that rhyme with dreary
Usage tips for "dreary"
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- What does dreary mean?
- 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" 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"
- What part of speech is dreary?
- Dreary is an adjective.
- How many definitions does dreary have?
- Dreary has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).