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drearier

drearier is the comparative form of dreary.

Meaning of dreary

Adjective

dreary (comparative drearier or more dreary, superlative dreariest or most dreary)

  1. Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
    • It had rained for three days straight, and the dreary weather dragged the townspeople's spirits down.
  2. (obsolete) Grievous, dire; appalling.

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Questions about drearier

What is drearier the comparative form of?
Drearier is the comparative form of dreary.

Words near drearier in the dictionary

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

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