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dreariest definition
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Overview of adj dreary The adj dreary has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) dingy, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, sorry -- (depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams) 2. (1) drab, dreary -- (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") Antonyms of adj dreary 2 senses of dreary Sense 1 dingy, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, sorry INDIRECT (VIA cheerless) -> cheerful Sense 2 drab, dreary INDIRECT (VIA dull) -> lively Similarity of adj dreary 2 senses of dreary Sense 1 dingy, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, sorry => cheerless (vs. cheerful), uncheerful Sense 2 drab, dreary => dull (vs. lively) Attributes of adj dreary Familiarity of adj dreary dreary used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj dreary dreary Overview of adj dreary The adj dreary has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) dingy, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, sorry -- (depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams) 2. (1) drab, dreary -- (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")
dreariest definition
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