English dictionary
dreary
adjectivePronunciation
ˈdɹɪɹi
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- causing dejection
adjective
- lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
Example sentences
a blue day
the dark days of the war
a week of rainy depressing weather
a disconsolate winter landscape
the first dismal dispiriting days of November
her drab personality
life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas
a series of dreary dinner parties