drearsome
drearsome adjective: marked by dreariness; characteristically dreary.
Adjective
drearsome (comparative more drearsome, superlative most drearsome)
- Marked by dreariness; characteristically dreary.
- It seemed to me illogical that, at some expense, the Government was going to keep me for eighteen months doing something for which I had no aptitude whatever. Even when I eventually settled to the dull and drearsome life in the Pay Office in Singapore, I had good shorthand speed and I could type...2008, Leslie Thomas, In My Wildest Dreams
- “[...] And as if it were your custom to wear your best habit on a drearsome day like this one. The old blue one were good enough for Miss Charley and Miss Melissa afore today.”2013, Amanda Scott, Dangerous Illusions
- Synonyms:
- bleaksome
Synonyms of drearsome
Forms of drearsome
| comparative | more drearsome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most drearsome |
Origin of drearsome
From drear + -some.
Questions about drearsome
- What does drearsome mean?
- Drearsome means marked by dreariness; characteristically dreary.
- What part of speech is drearsome?
- Drearsome is an adjective.
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