dreich

adjective

ˈdrēḵ 

chiefly Scotland

: dreary

Synonyms of dreich

• bleak
• dark
• depressing
• lonely
• somber
• depressive
• desolate
• cold
• darkening
• murky
• solemn
• gray
• lonesome

Examples of dreich in a Sentence

historically regarded as a dreich corner of Britain, Scotland's very name comes from the Greek word for “dark”

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse drjūgr lasting

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dreich

• bike
• dike
• hike
• ike
• like
• mike
• psych
• pyke
• shrike
• spike
• strike
• tike