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drerie

drerie is the obsolete spelling 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.

See all 3 meanings of dreary

Forms of drerie

comparativemore drerie
superlativemost drerie

Questions about drerie

What is drerie the obsolete spelling of?
Drerie is the obsolete spelling of dreary.

Words near drerie in the dictionary

  1. drepanosaurids
  2. drepanosauromorph
  3. drepanosauromorphs
  4. drepanosaurs
  5. Drepong
  6. drerie
  7. DREs
  8. Dresbachian
  9. Dresback
  10. Dresbacks
  11. Dresch

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