dreary Syllabification: (drear·y)Pronunciation: /ˈdri(ə)rē/Translate dreary | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of dreary adjective (drearier, dreariest) dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing:the dreary routine of working, eating, and trying to sleepDerivatives drearilyPronunciation: /ˈdri(ə)rəlē/ adverb dreariness noun Origin: Old English drēorig 'gory, cruel', also 'melancholy', from drēor 'gore', of Germanic origin; related to German traurig 'sorrowful', also to drowsy, and probably to drizzledreary in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of dreary in the British & World English dictionary
