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DREARILY
dismally, drearily
(adverb) in a cheerless manner; āin August 1914, there was a dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French, German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the futureā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
drearily (comparative more drearily, superlative most drearily)
In a dreary manner
Source: Wiktionary
Drear"i*ly, adv.
Definition: Gloomily; dismally.
DREARY
Drear"y, a. [Compar. Drearier; superl. Dreariest.] Etym: [OE. dreori, dreri, AS. dreĆ³rig, sad; akin to G. traurig, and prob. to AS. dreĆ³san to fall, Goth. driusan. Cf. Dross, Drear, Drizzle, Drowse.]
1. Sorrowful; distressful. [Obs.] " Dreary shrieks." Spenser.
2. Exciting cheerless sensations, feelings, or associations; comfortless; dismal; gloomy. " Dreary shades." Dryden. "The dreary ground." Prior. Full many a dreary anxious hour. Keble. Johnson entered on his vocation in the most dreary part of that dreary interval which separated two ages of prosperity. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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