drearily
/ˈdɹɪəɹɪli/US/ˈdɹɪɹɪli/
drearily adverb: in a dreary manner.
Adverb
drearily (comparative more drearily, superlative most drearily)
- In a dreary manner.
- The fear of losing Joe’s confidence, and of thenceforth sitting in the chimney corner at night staring drearily at my forever lost companion and friend, tied up my tongue.1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter VI, in Great Expectations […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC
- A bereft landscape of sad browns and sepias of winter lay all about us, the marshland drearily protracting itself towards the wide river.1979, Angela Carter, “The Tiger’s Bride”, in Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories, New York: Henry Holt, published 1996, page 165
Forms of drearily
| comparative | more drearily |
|---|---|
| superlative | most drearily |
Origin of drearily
From Middle English drerily, from Old English drēoriġlīċe; equivalent to dreary + -ly.
Words that rhyme with drearily
Questions about drearily
- What does drearily mean?
- Drearily means in a dreary manner.
- What part of speech is drearily?
- Drearily is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce drearily?
- Drearily is pronounced /ˈdɹɪəɹɪli/ (UK).
Words near drearily in the dictionary
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