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driegh

/dɹix/

driegh adjective: drear, dreary; dree.

Adjective

driegh (comparative more driegh, superlative most driegh)

  1. (Scotland) Drear, dreary; dree.
    • “Step in by, the both of ye, gentlemen,” says Cluny. “[…] My life is a bit driegh,” says he, pouring out the brandy; “I see little company, and sit and twirl my thumbs, and mind upon a great day that is gone by, and weary for another great day that we all hope will be upon the road. And so here’s a...1886 May 1 – July 31, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped, being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: […], London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 1886, →OCLC

Forms of driegh

comparativemore driegh
superlativemost driegh

Questions about driegh

What does driegh mean?
Driegh means drear, dreary; dree.
What part of speech is driegh?
Driegh is an adjective.
How do you pronounce driegh?
Driegh is pronounced /dɹix/.

Words near driegh in the dictionary

  1. driedoorn
  2. driedoring
  3. driedst
  4. driefat
  5. driefats
  6. driegh
  7. drier
  8. drier than a dead dingo's donger
  9. driers
  10. dries
  11. dries off

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