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Meaning of Dreary | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈdɹɪəɹi

Definitions

A dreary person or thing.

rare

Equivalents

العربية كئيب
Български мрачен тъжен
Bosanski buš kopar
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
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
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

C2
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See also

dreave Drebin drebrin drebyssoside Drechsel Drechsler

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