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drearest

drearest is the superlative form of drear.

Meaning of drear

Adjective

drear (comparative drearer, superlative drearest)

  1. (literary, poetic) Dreary.
    • Earth raised up her head
      From the darkness dread and drear,1794, William Blake, Earth's Answer, lines 1-2

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Questions about drearest

What is drearest the superlative form of?
Drearest is the superlative form of drear.

Words near drearest in the dictionary

  1. dreaping
  2. dreaps
  3. drear
  4. dreare
  5. drearer
  6. drearest
  7. drearier
  8. drearies
  9. dreariest
  10. drearihead
  11. drearihood

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