drearier; dreariest
: causing unhappiness or sad feelings : not warm, cheerful, etc.
It was a gray, dreary morning.
She longed to leave her dreary [=gloomy, dismal] hometown.
The family struggled through dreary economic times.
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“Dreary.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/dreary. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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