dreary
adjectiveHow many syllables in dreary?
There are 2 syllables in the word dreary.How to pronounce dreary:
Definition of dreary:
- dreary (adjective):
- dull or uninteresting
- lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
- feeling, displaying, or reflecting listlessness or discouragement
Synonyms for dreary:
as dry as dust
black
bleak
blue
boring
cheerless
chill
cloudy
cold
colourless
comfortless
dark
darkening
depressed
depressing
depressive
desolate
dire
disconsolate
dismal
drab
drear
dreich
dull
elegiac
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