| ADJECTIVE | all | dreary, drab | lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | dreary, blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear | causing dejection |
| Sounds | drih'riy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise. | |
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| Example | "a series of dreary dinner parties" | |
| Synonym | drab | |
| Broader | dull | lacking in liveliness or animation |
| Spanish | igual, monótono, rutinario | |
| Catalan | igual, monòton, rutinari | |
| Nouns | dreariness | extreme / extreme dullness |
| Meaning | Causing dejection. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear | |
| Broader | depressing, cheerless, uncheerful | Causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy |
| Spanish | deprimente, desalentador, desconsolado, macabro, negro, oscuro, triste | |
| Catalan | depriment, desconsolat, descoratjador, macabre, negre, obscur, trist | |
| Nouns | dreariness | extreme / extreme dullness |
| Adverbs | drearily | in a cheerless manner |
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