drearier; dreariest
1
: feeling, displaying, or reflecting listlessness or discouragement
cheer a dreary mind—
George Berkeley
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It was a gray, dreary morning.
The family struggled through dreary economic times.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
His failure to do anything resembling work, even to manage taking his boys to school in the morning while his wife Terri (Alana Haim) goes to her dreary office, is well known; the politics of women’s liberation has yet to revolutionize the personal in their house.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Every Knicks fan walking the dreary, cold streets today will see it.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Between its change of pace, countless tutorials, barrage of new ideas, an underused soundtrack, and a surprisingly dreary art style, your heart rate stays pretty relaxed for the first few hours.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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“Dreary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dreary. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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dreary
adjective
drea·ry
ˈdri(ə)r-ē 
drearier
ˈdrir-ē-ər
; dreariest
: having nothing that provides cheer, comfort, or interest
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