drearily

adverb

Definition of drearilynext
as in dismally

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drearily
  1. dismally
  2. joylessly
  3. distressingly
  4. miserably
  5. glumly
  6. forlornly
  7. gloomily
  8. sullenly
Adverb
  • But for now, the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer remains at a dismally low 13%, according to the American Cancer Society.
    — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 12 May 2026
  • The assets performed dismally in March but rebounded in April.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Definition of dismally
Adverb
  • Then there is the steady stream of profiles on tech billionaires joylessly devoting themselves to maximizing their lifespan.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Definition of joylessly
Adverb
  • The movie’s strongest sequences provide the all-too-rare sensation of truly not being able to believe your eyes, as the film’s most fantastical elements feel distressingly real.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
  • The event was halted after an hour due to fears about her safety, which distressingly encapsulates a tension that the trans Mayan artist has navigated for years.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of distressingly
Adverb
  • That day helped solidify my decision to keep pushing forward after failing so miserably.
    — Kristine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026
  • The second involves a woman who had inherited her father's company and was running it competently, dutifully — and miserably.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of miserably
Adverb
  • If exceeding delivery targets fails to spark a rally, meeting or slightly beating bottom-line earnings will likely be greeted glumly by Wall Street.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • Three of the four arrived soberly dressed, one of them, Hodgkin, in a black suit, folded his arms and stared glumly ahead.
    — Robin Muir, Vogue, 12 June 2026
Definition of glumly
Adverb
  • The shattered standing forlornly by the podium at the end of a draining tournament, hearts broken, bodies exhausted, having to watch as the opposition receive the reward that England were agonisingly close to.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Adaptations of the Odyssey are always fleshy affairs, with half-naked men lying happily or forlornly on beaches.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Definition of forlornly
Adverb
  • Museums abhor windows, so the building has all the approachability of a medieval keep, as gloomily defensive as the park is welcoming.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
  • In Time Regained, the concluding volume of Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, an older version of the narrator gloomily decides to attend a gathering at the Guermantes’ mansion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of gloomily
Adverb
  • Take, for example, Keanu Reeves, who was memeified after a photo of the actor sullenly eating a sandwich went viral.
    — Ben Pettis, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Like a fisherman left empty-handed after a heavy pull at her line, the woman sullenly took Sam’s picture.
    — Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of sullenly
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