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Meaning of Dreary | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈdɹɪəɹi

Definitions

A dreary person or thing.

rare

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العربية كئيب

Български мрачен тъжен

Bosanski buš kopar trist

Čeština chmurný depresivní pochmurný ponurý Šedivý

Deutsch freudlos Ode trostlos trüb

Esperanto malgaja

Español aburrido triste

Suomi ankea surkea

Français insipide maussade terne

Gaeilge dearóil

Hrvatski buš kopar trist

Magyar bánatos barátságtalan borongós borús bús búskomor kietlen komor kopár rideg sivár

Italiano malinconico melanconico

日本語わびしい荒涼とした

한국어 黯

Kurdî bûs ode

Nederlands bleek lusteloos

Português melancólico

Română insipid melancolic tern trist

Русский безотрадный грустный мра́чный муторный печа́льный тоскливый

Shqip trishtë

Српски buš kopar trist

Svenska dyster trist

Examples

“In the glow of this project Steele manages to forget altogether the parade of donnish and scholastic drearies, the barricades of schoolbooks, texts, examinations with which he has dealt so faithfully.”

“I'm taking it all down. The trivialities. The ramblings. The drearies. The trites.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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