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dreary
adjective
Causing dejection
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ˈdɹɪɹi
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adjective
Causing dejection
“A blue day”
adjective
Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
“Her drab personality”
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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
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